Who was the first actor or actress to earn one million dollars a year?

ilikeguinness

Elizabeth Taylor was the first actress to earn one million dollars. It was the film "Cleopatra" that she became the highest paid film star of her era. http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/02/glamorous-excess-elizabeth-taylor-happy-birthday/ Jun 05 09, 10:57 AM

kthnos

Taylor, Elizabeth http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Celebrities/Taylor-Elizabeth-13827.html Jun 05 09, 11:22 AM

serpa

In a year not for one movie. Thanks! Jun 05 09, 2:16 PM

ilikeguinness

Whoops it was Mary Pickford who earned one million dollars in a year. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3890.html Jun 05 09, 3:57 PM

busted123

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3890.html has cached apges that tell you Mary Pickford was the first female actor to earn to earn over one million a year, and Charlie Chaplin was the first male actor to do so. Jun 05 09, 9:38 PM