[1] The book took ten years to complete and was published by Macfarlane Walter & Ross in Canada and by the University Press of Kentucky in the United States.

[2] On October 17 of that year, it was reported that actress Lily Rabe will star as Pickford in the film.

[3] On January 31, 2013, it was announced that Julia Stiles will star as screenwriter Frances Marion.

[4] The cast also includes Michael Pitt as Owen Moore, Pickford's first husband, James Wirt as Charlie Chaplin and David Strathairn as director D.W. Griffith.

[5] In July 2017, the producers of the movie let the rights to film Whitfield's book expire.