Mary Brian

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Mary Brian (Acting).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Length: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble, no JSON.
Name: Mary Brian (born Louise Byrdie Dantzler).
Dates: February 17, 1906 – December 30, 2002.
Profession: American actress.
Career transition: Silent films to sound films.
Nickname: "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures."
Entry into acting: After a beauty contest, she was given an audition by Paramount Pictures.
Breakthrough role: Cast by director Herbert Brenon as Wendy Darling in his silent movie version of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.
Co-stars in Peter Pan: Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston.
Known credits: 78.
Paragraph 1: Early career and breakthrough.
Mary Brian, born Louise Byrdie Dantzler, was an American actress who transitioned from silent films to sound films. She was known by the nickname "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures." Her entry into the film industry followed a showing in a beauty contest, which led to an audition with Paramount Pictures. She was subsequently cast by director Herbert Brenon in his silent film version of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. In this production, she played the role of Wendy Darling alongside Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston.
Paragraph 2: Career scope.
Throughout her career, Brian earned 78 known credits. Her work spanned the era of silent cinema and the subsequent transition into sound films.
Word Count Check:
The draft above is quite short (approx 110 words). I need to expand it to reach the 180-260 word requirement using only provided facts.
Expanding with available facts:
I have:
Name: Mary Brian (Louise Byrdie Dantzler)
Dates: Feb 17, 1906 - Dec 30, 2002
Nickname: "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures"
Transition: Silent to sound
Start: Beauty contest -> Paramount audition -> Herbert Brenon casting
Role: Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (silent version)
Co-stars: Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston
Credits: 78
Wait, the prompt asks for a career overview. I must be careful not to hallucinate details to meet the word count. If the facts provided don't allow for 180 words without repetition or fluff, I have a conflict. Let's re-read the sources carefully.
Source 1: 78 credits.
Source 2: Actress in Peter Pan.
Source 3: Transition silent to sound. Nickname. Beauty contest. Paramount audition. Herbert Brenon. Wendy Darling. Peter Pan. Betty Bronson. Esther Ralston.
Source 4: Early life (not career).
Source 5: Herbert Brenon. Wendy Darling. Peter Pan. Jack Pickford (mentioned in relation to film actor, but doesn't explicitly say he was in Peter Pan with her, though it's implied by context, I should be careful. Source 5 says "film actor Jack Pickford, Brian had only two husbands...". It's a bit fragmented. I will stick to the clear facts).
*Drafting again to maximize word