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- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
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chained_bear commented on the word mary pickford
David Wondrich: "Along with her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, the golden-haired Mary Pickford was at the pinnacle of the first generation of movie royalty. This 1920s Cuban concoction does her honor.
Stir well with cracked ice:
1 1/2 oz white rum
1 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon grenadine
Strain into chilled cocktail glass and drop in a maraschino cherry."
(Article is at "Celebrate Prohibition Repeal," here.)
June 3, 2009