. ▁Through ▁Ol c ott ▁he ▁learned ▁of ▁Hollywood ' s ▁Canadian ▁community . ▁Although ▁total ▁str angers , ▁young ▁F oster ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁with ▁open ▁arms . ▁This ▁social ▁gather ing ▁of ▁" Can uck s " ▁also ▁included ▁Walter ▁P idge on , ▁De anna ▁Dur bin , ▁F ifi ▁D ' O rs ay , ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁business . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁these ▁Canadian ▁pione ers ▁achieved ▁enorm ous ▁wealth ▁and ▁world wide ▁fame , ▁such ▁as ▁Louis ▁B . ▁May er ▁and ▁Mary ▁Pick ford ▁who ▁were , ▁in ▁their ▁day , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁personal ities ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁From ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Canadian ▁female ▁actress es ▁were ▁amongst ▁the ▁greatest ▁box ▁office ▁draw s . ▁The ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Canadian ▁women ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row : ▁▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁Mary ▁Pick ford ▁in ▁Co qu ette ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁- ▁Norm a ▁She ar er ▁in ▁The ▁Div or ce e ▁▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁- ▁Marie ▁D ress ler ▁in ▁Min ▁and ▁Bill ▁ ▁F oster ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁feelings ▁and ▁deep ▁loyal ty ▁of ▁Louis ▁B . ▁May er . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁natural ized ▁American ▁citiz en , ▁May er ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁h ire ▁Canadian ▁compat ri ots ▁on ▁the ▁spot , ▁as