People active in the silent era and people who keep the silent era alive.
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Jack Pickford

Born 18 August 1895 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as John Smith.

Brother of actress Mary Pickford and actress Lottie Pickford. Married actress Olive Thomas.

Jack Pickford began motion pictures work as a child actor, due to his sister Mary’s stardom. He appeared in Biograph films for director D.W. Griffith, and went on in adulthood with a moderately successful but brief career as a leading man.

References: Whitfield-Pickford pp. 8, 9.