Peerage Record – 31912

     Mary Pickford was born on 8 April 1893.¹ She was the daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte Hennessy.^1,3 She married, firstly, Owen Moore on 7 January 1911.¹ She married, secondly, Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks, son of Charles Ulman and Ella Adelaide Marsh, on 28 March 1920 at Hollywood, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She and Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks were divorced in January 1935.¹ She married, thirdly, Charles Rogers in 1936.¹ She died on 29 May 1979 at age 86.¹
     She was given the name of Gladys Mary Smith at birth.⁴ She adopted Gwynne Pickford against her mother’s wishes.³

     John Charles Smith was the son of Joseph Smith.² He married Charlotte Hennessy, daughter of John Pickford Hennessy and Catherine Faely, at Quebec, Canada^G.² He died circa 1898, in a accident.³
     He was a steamship purser, on Lake Ontario.⁴ He lived at Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G.¹

     Owen Moore was born on 12 December 1886 at Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland^G.² He married Mary Pickford, daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte Hennessy, on 7 January 1911.¹ He died on 9 June 1939 at age 52 at Beverley Hills, California, U.S.A.^G.^1,2
     He was an actor.¹

     Charles Rogers was born on 13 August 1904 at Olathe, Kansas, U.S.A. He married Mary Pickford, daughter of John Charles Smith and Charlotte Hennessy, in 1936.¹ He died on 21 April 1999 at age 94 at Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.A.^G.²
     He was an actor.¹ Charles Rogers also went by the nick-name of Buddy.¹

     Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was born on 9 December 1909 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks and Anna Beth Sully.¹ He married, firstly, Joan Crawford, daughter of Thomas Le Sueur and Anna Johnson, on 3 June 1929 at St. Malachy’s Church, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He and Joan Crawford were divorced in May 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Lee Epling, daughter of Dr. Giles T. Epling, on 22 April 1939.¹ He died on 7 May 2000 at age 90 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.²
     He was educated at Knickerbocker Greys Military School, Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was educated at Collegiate Military School, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was a film and stage actor, and a producer.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the U.S. Navy.² He was awarded the Silver Star.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1944.³ He was chairman of Cooperative American Relief Everywhere between 1946 and 1950.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1949.¹ He retired from the military in 1954, with the rank of Captain, late of the U.S. Naval Reserve.¹

     Joan Crawford was born on 23 March 1904 at San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.^G.^3,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Le Sueur and Anna Johnson.³ She married, firstly, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., son of Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks and Anna Beth Sully, on 3 June 1929 at St. Malachy’s Church, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ She and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. were divorced in May 1933.¹ She married, secondly, Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone, son of Frank Jerome Tone and Gertrude Franchot, on 12 October 1935 at Englewood Cliffe, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹ She and Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone were divorced in April 1939.¹ She married, thirdly, Phillip Terry on 20 July 1942 at Ventura County, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ She and Phillip Terry were divorced in 1946.¹ She married, fourthly, Alfred N. Steele on 10 May 1955 at Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.^G.¹ She died on 10 May 1977 at age 73 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.^1,2
     She was given the name of Lucille Le Sueur at birth.⁴ She was a film actress.¹ She adopted Christina Crawford in 1939.³ She adopted Christopher Crawford in 1943.³ She adopted Cathy Crawford in 1947.³ She adopted Cindy Crawford in 1947.³

     Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone was born on 27 February 1905 at Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, U.S.A.^G.³ He was the son of Frank Jerome Tone and Gertrude Franchot.⁴ He married, firstly, Joan Crawford, daughter of Thomas Le Sueur and Anna Johnson, on 12 October 1935 at Englewood Cliffe, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G.¹ He and Joan Crawford were divorced in April 1939.¹ He married, secondly, Jean Wallace, daughter of John T. Wallace and Mary Agnes Sharkey, on 18 October 1941.³ He and Jean Wallace were divorced in 1948.³ He married, thirdly, Barbara Payton on 28 September 1951.³ He and Barbara Payton were divorced in 1952.³ He married, fourthly, Dolores Dorn-Heft on 14 May 1956.³ He and Dolores Dorn-Heft were divorced in 1959.³ He died on 18 September 1968 at age 63.¹
     Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone usually went by his middle name of Franchot.³ He was educated at The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.³ He was educated at Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.^G.³ He was educated at Rennes University, Rennes, France^G.³ He was a film actor.¹

     Phillip Terry was born in 1909 at San Francisco, California, U.S.A.^G.² He married, firstly, Joan Crawford, daughter of Thomas Le Sueur and Anna Johnson, on 20 July 1942 at Ventura County, California, U.S.A.^G.¹ He and Joan Crawford were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Helen Meyers on 9 June 1949.²
     He was given the name of Frederick Henry Kormann at birth.² He was educated at Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Art, London, England^G.² He was a film actor.¹

     Alfred N. Steele married Joan Crawford, daughter of Thomas Le Sueur and Anna Johnson, on 10 May 1955 at Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.^G.¹ He died in April 1959.¹
     He was chairman of Pepsi-Cola.¹

     Mary Lee Epling is the daughter of Dr. Giles T. Epling.¹ She married, firstly, George Huntington Hartford, son of Edward Hartford and Henrietta Guerard Pollitzer, before 1939.¹ She and George Huntington Hartford were divorced in 1939.² She married, secondly, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., son of Douglas Elton Thomas Fairbanks and Anna Beth Sully, on 22 April 1939.¹
     From before 1939, her married name became Hartford.¹ From 22 April 1939, her married name became Fairbanks.¹