The Oscars are on Sunday, so this week, we'll be talking about one of the founding members of the Academy. She was the most famous and highest-paid woman in Hollywood during the silent film era - the Jennifer Lawrence or Julia Roberts of her day. She was known as America’s Sweetheart, but she was born right here in Toronto. Learn more about Mary Pickford right here on Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast.

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Music:

The Westerflies - Dover 

Aaron Kenny - Gaiety in the Golden Age 

Zachariah Hickman - Argonne 

Freedom Trail Studio - Classic 1995 Movie Soundtrack