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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000) was an American actor.

He was born in New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and his first wife Anna Beth Sully. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. With his mother, he lived for a time in California, Paris, and London.

Largely on the basis of his name, he was given a contract at age fourteen with Paramount Pictures. After making some undistinguished films, he took to the stage, where he impressed his father, his step-mother Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin, who encouraged him to continue with acting. He was also noticed by Joan Crawford, who began to date him. On June 3, 1929, in St. Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married.

Faribanks starred in several pictures with Loretta Young, and with Little Caesar, Outward Bound and The Dawn Patrol his movies began to have more success.

He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933.

It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll.

On April 22, 1939, he married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of George Huntington Hartford, the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company heir: they had three daughters. Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton.

He advocated U.S. support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America.

He died of a heart attack in New York. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father.

Fairbanks has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6318 Hollywood Boulevard and one for television at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

  • Stella Dallas - 1925
  • Our Modern Maidens - 1929 (with then wife Joan Crawford)
  • The Jazz Age - 1929
  • Little Caesar - 1931
  • Morning Glory - 1933
  • Catherine the Great - 1934
  • The Prisoner of Zenda - 1937
  • Gunga Din - 1939
  • Angels Over Broadway - 1940
  • The Corsican Brothers - 1941
  • Sinbad the Sailor - 1947
  • The Fighting O'Flynn - 1949
  • State Secret - 1950
  • Ghost Story - 1981

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Fairbanks has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6318 Hollywood Boulevard and one for television at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard. Huntley Gordon died in Van Nuys, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio. He died of a heart attack in New York. He was with MGM studios when he retired from film in 1940 and invested in the manufacture of silk stockings, a lucrative business at a time when Canadian and British women could not get them due to the rationing brought on by the Second World War. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America. For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films.

support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. In Hollywood, he appeared in numerous films including starring opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1923 film "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." That same year he starred in "The Wanters" with Norma Shearer and Marie Prevost. He advocated U.S. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton. Gordon served in the Canadian army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988. Huntley Gordon (October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec.

On April 22, 1939, he married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of George Huntington Hartford, the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company heir: they had three daughters. 1937: Stage Door. was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. 1935: Murder by Television. It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 1933: The Red-Haired Alibi. He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933. 1932: The Midnight Warning.

He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. 1932: From Broadway to Cheyenne. Faribanks starred in several pictures with Loretta Young, and with Little Caesar, Outward Bound and The Dawn Patrol his movies began to have more success. 1928: Our Dancing Daughters. Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married. 1927: Sensation Seekers. On June 3, 1929, in St. 1924: Married Flirts.

He was also noticed by Joan Crawford, who began to date him. After making some undistinguished films, he took to the stage, where he impressed his father, his step-mother Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin, who encouraged him to continue with acting. Largely on the basis of his name, he was given a contract at age fourteen with Paramount Pictures. With his mother, he lived for a time in California, Paris, and London.

and his first wife Anna Beth Sully. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. He was born in New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000) was an American actor. Ghost Story - 1981.

State Secret - 1950. The Fighting O'Flynn - 1949. Sinbad the Sailor - 1947. The Corsican Brothers - 1941.

Angels Over Broadway - 1940. Gunga Din - 1939. The Prisoner of Zenda - 1937. Catherine the Great - 1934.

Morning Glory - 1933. Little Caesar - 1931. The Jazz Age - 1929. Our Modern Maidens - 1929 (with then wife Joan Crawford).

Stella Dallas - 1925.