1. Charlotte Smith, known professionally as Lottie Pickford, was a Canadian-American silent film actress and socialite.
24 Facts About Lottie Pickford
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Lottie Pickford was the younger sister of fellow actress Mary Pickford and elder sister of actor Jack Pickford.
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Pickford's career often is overshadowed by that of her siblings and though she was a notable figure in the 1920s, her films and role in the Pickford acting family largely are forgotten.
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Lottie Pickford was the middle child, born a year and two months after her sister Gladys Smith and three years before her brother John Charles Smith, who was known as Jack.
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Lottie Pickford quickly became her father's favorite, much to her sister's annoyance.
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Lottie Pickford idolized her brother Jack, and they remained close throughout their lifetimes.
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On January 8,1900, Gladys and Lottie Pickford appeared in The Silver King.
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Lottie Pickford either was offered a lesser sum than her sister or was part of a packaged deal.
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Away from her elder sister, Lottie Pickford's first starring role came in 1914 in The House of Bondage.
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In 1915, Lottie Pickford appeared in Fanchon, the Cricket, opposite both her siblings.
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Lottie Pickford starred in The Diamond from the Sky serial although, to her humiliation, she was only given the role after Mary turned it down.
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Lottie Pickford performed in only five roles between 1915 and 1918, when she took a break from acting.
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Lottie Pickford again took several years' time off from acting before returning in a minor role in the 1924 film Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.
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Lottie Pickford was a socialite and partying was her first love.
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Lottie Pickford's parties were legendary and lasted until morning with plentiful drugs and alcohol and nudity.
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For unknown reasons, Lottie Pickford allowed her mother Charlotte to legally adopt her daughter, who was renamed Gwynne in 1920.
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Lottie Pickford did not comment to the press on the matter, other than to say she never would marry again.
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At that time, Gwynne's aunt, Mary Lottie Pickford, took custody of her.
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Lottie Pickford did marry again, to actor Allan Forrest, in January 1922.
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Lottie Pickford obtained a divorce from Forrest in Paris in 1927.
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Later that year, Lottie Pickford married a Pittsburgh society man named John William Lock.
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On December 9,1936, Lottie Pickford suffered a heart attack at the age of 43.
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Lottie Pickford was said to have been in failing health for three years, related to alcohol abuse.
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Lottie Pickford is buried in the Pickford family plot in Forest Lawn Cemetery.