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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. They have one son, Jason Gould. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. He was married to Barbra Streisand from 1963 to 1971. He died of a heart attack in New York. He also co-starred in the popular "caper" film Ocean's 11 (2001) and its sequel Ocean's 12 (2004). In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America. Gould recieved critical praise for his role as an aging mobster in Warren Beatty's 1991 film Bugsy.

support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. He appeared in an episode of the popular television series Touched By An Angel where he played a concentration camp survivor. He advocated U.S. His career slowed down after a series of critical and commercial flops in the mid to late 70's, but he has remained steadily employed in supporting and character roles in television and movies, including a recurring guest role on Friends. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton. Also in 1980, Gould filmed two movies for Walt Disney studios The Last Flight Of Noah's Ark and The Devil And Max Devlin, in this he co-starred with Bill Cosby. Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988. He hosted Saturday Night Live six times through the 1980 season premiere, although he has not done so since (in the late 80's he had a cameo role in a sketch about a secret club for people who had hosted 5 or more times).

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. Gould joined such distinguished company as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum when he played legendary shamus Phillip Marlowe in the 1973 film The Long Goodbye. was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. Other notable film roles include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, A Bridge Too Far, Capricorn One and, The Lady Vanishes. It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Time magazine put him on its cover in 1970, when he was at the brief height of his long career, calling him a "star for an uptight age.". He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933. Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938), born Elliott Goldstein, was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early '70s, best known for playing Trapper John in the satirical 1970 film M*A*S*H.

He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. 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. Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married. On June 3, 1929, in St.

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.