Mary Pickford was able to start United Artists because, she had become very popular with audiences and influential in the industry.
Mary Pickford (a pioneer at Pickford center) created United Artists alongside Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith. Additionally, In 1919, she co-founded United Artists with movie pioneers Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks (whom she married the following year).
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