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...America's Sweetheart''; to Charles ("Buddy") Rogers. 32, onetime ''Deb's Darling''; in Hollywood. Her first husband: Owen Moore. Her second: Douglas Fairbanks. Because hitherto unmarried Bridegroom Rogers had a "sentimental aversion" to being married in the longtime Pickford-Fairbanks home, "Pickfair," the ceremony was performed on the estate of MGM Executive Louis Lighten. Only ten close friends witnessed the ceremony, but the reception at "Pickfair" was attended...
Last March the Pickford-Parsons friendship struck a reef because Miss Pickford had begun paying real money ($1,000 to $3,000) for guest appearances on her "Parties at Pickfair" program in the interest of National Ice Advertisers Inc. "Lolly"' Parsons threatened to blackball anyone who showed up at "Parties at Pickfair." This epic controversy was terminated when the Pickford program went off the air. Meanwhile, under the guidance of famed Radio Producer William ("Bill") Bacher, a onetime dentist, with Crooner Dick Powell and "Lolly" Parsons as continuing talent, Campbell's clambake goes serenely...
Many of the actual production details were handled by Mr. Lasky, since Mary Pickford is heavily occupied with her Parties at Pickfair" broadcasts, Christian Science and social life...
...hours later Douglas Fairbanks met Mary Pickford on a Beverly Hills street corner, got into her car, spent the after noon driving. That night he had dinner with her at Pickfair. One other guest was present. Afterwards Fairbanks took his hostess for a long moonlight drive alone. Said Mary Pickford : "Yes, I saw Douglas. Whether I shall see him again is in the lap of the gods...
Next day Fairbanks lunched at Pickfair, went driving with Mary Pickford in the afternoon, dined with her. Said she: "I am so very glad that 'Doug' is back. His work always means so much to him. I am sure he will be happy here ? now. The future must work itself out and it will. I just cannot bring myself to talk about these things that lie so near to my heart." For the weekend Fairbanks drove off alone to his ranch near San Diego, thought better of it, sped back to Pickfair to get his wife...