Personal Life
Pickford was outlived by both of his sisters. From a young age he and Lottie had been closest; while Mary by her own admission assumed a "parental role." Mary herself suspected there was some resentment towards her, though the family maintained close contact their entire lives.
Pickford was seen as someone with great talent, though he rarely had ambition to use it. Some believe that if he had not been Mary Pickford's brother, he would have aspired to be a great actor in his own right. However, he enjoyed partying and a dangerous lifestyle far too much to focus on his talents. He suffered from alcoholism, which ran in the family. When he would run out of money he would head over to Pickfair and find the alcohol Mary had secretly hidden. He was a drug user as well, though the extent of this is not known.
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