How it got its name...

Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American pioneer of the American film industry. With a Hollywood career spanning five decades, Pickford became one of the most beloved actresses of the silent film era. Throughout the 1910s and 1920s, she was considered the most famous woman in the world, with one journalist proclaiming her to be "the best-known woman who has ever lived." In 1910, Pickford starred in Ramona, the first major motion picture filmed in Southern California. The 17-minute silent film was shot in Piru, where the cast stayed at the then Mountain View Hotel, marking a significant moment in both cinematic and local history.