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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883–December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

Douglas Fairbanks

He became noted for his swashbuckling roles in such movies as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). His last silent picture was The Iron Mask.

He was born Douglas Elton Ulman in Denver, Colorado, the son of Hezekiah Charles Ulman (born September 1835) and Ella Adelaide Marsh (born 1850). His half-brother was John Fairbanks (born 1873); and his full brother was Robert Payne Ulman (March 13, 1882-February 22, 1948).

His father, Charles, who was born in Pennsylvania, was a prominent New York City attorney. Doug's mother, who was born in New York, had previously been married to a man named John Fairbanks and was left a widow. She then divorced another man named Wilcox, who turned out to be an abusive brute, with the help of her lawyer, Ulman, who she later married. In about 1881, Charles Ulman purchased several mining interests in the Rocky Mountains and relocated the family to Denver, where he re-established his law offices. Charles abandoned the family there when Doug was five years old and he and Robert were raised by their mother.

Doug attended Colorado School of Mines and Harvard University. He worked in a hardware store and as a clerk in a Wall Street office before appearing on the Broadway stage in 1902.

In 1907, Fairbanks married Anna Beth Sully, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist; they had one son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. They moved to Hollywood in 1915.

While traveling with Charlie Chaplin in a war bonds drive, he met and fell in love with Mary Pickford. He, Pickford, Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists in 1919. He and Beth were divorced in 1920.

Fairbanks and Mary Pickford married on March 18, 1920. During the years of their marriage, Fairbanks and Pickford were regarded as "Hollywood Royalty," and they became famous for entertaining at their Beverly Hills estate, Pickfair. His and Pickford's hand and foot prints were the second and third, after Norma Talmadge, to be placed in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

He was a founder of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and produced its first Academy Awards program.

He and Pickford separated in 1933 and were divorced in 1936. On March 7, 1936, Fairbanks married his third and last wife, Sylvia Ashley. He lived in retirement with Sylvia at 705 Ocean Front (now Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California.

At fifty-six years of age, he died in his sleep of a heart attack at around 12:45 a.m. in Santa Monica. His funeral service was held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, where he was placed in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum. His widow, Sylvia, then commissioned an elaborate monument for him in another cemetery, with long rectangular reflecting pool, raised tomb, and classic Greek architecture, and he was removed from Forest Lawn. He is entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood.

Douglas Fairbanks' hand and foot prints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Boulevard.


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Douglas Fairbanks' hand and foot prints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Boulevard. is married to schoolteacher Sara Kapfer and they have two children. He is entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood. Cuba Gooding, Jr. His widow, Sylvia, then commissioned an elaborate monument for him in another cemetery, with long rectangular reflecting pool, raised tomb, and classic Greek architecture, and he was removed from Forest Lawn. He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. His funeral service was held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, where he was placed in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum. The subsequently tumultuous nature of Gooding Jr.'s upbringing did not deter him from achievement: During his teens, he attended four different high schools but managed to become class president of three of them.

in Santa Monica. Unfortunately, the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. At fifty-six years of age, he died in his sleep of a heart attack at around 12:45 a.m. His family moved to Los Angeles after his father's group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 by Cuba Gooding. He lived in retirement with Sylvia at 705 Ocean Front (now Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California. Cuba Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. On March 7, 1936, Fairbanks married his third and last wife, Sylvia Ashley. Radio (2003).

He and Pickford separated in 1933 and were divorced in 1936. Psychic (2002). He was a founder of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and produced its first Academy Awards program. Snow Dogs (2002). His and Pickford's hand and foot prints were the second and third, after Norma Talmadge, to be placed in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Boat Trip (2002). During the years of their marriage, Fairbanks and Pickford were regarded as "Hollywood Royalty," and they became famous for entertaining at their Beverly Hills estate, Pickfair. In The Shadows (2001).

Fairbanks and Mary Pickford married on March 18, 1920. Pearl Harbor (2001). He and Beth were divorced in 1920. Rat Race (2001). Griffith formed United Artists in 1919. Zoolander (2001). He, Pickford, Chaplin, and D.W. Men Of Honor (2000).

While traveling with Charlie Chaplin in a war bonds drive, he met and fell in love with Mary Pickford. Chill Factor (1999). They moved to Hollywood in 1915. Instinct (1999). In 1907, Fairbanks married Anna Beth Sully, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist; they had one son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. A Murder Of Crows (1998). He worked in a hardware store and as a clerk in a Wall Street office before appearing on the Broadway stage in 1902. What Dreams May Come (1998).

Doug attended Colorado School of Mines and Harvard University. As Good As It Gets (1997). Charles abandoned the family there when Doug was five years old and he and Robert were raised by their mother. Jerry Maguire (1996). In about 1881, Charles Ulman purchased several mining interests in the Rocky Mountains and relocated the family to Denver, where he re-established his law offices. The Tuskejee Airmen (1996). She then divorced another man named Wilcox, who turned out to be an abusive brute, with the help of her lawyer, Ulman, who she later married. Losing Isiah (1995).

Doug's mother, who was born in New York, had previously been married to a man named John Fairbanks and was left a widow. Outbreak (1995). His father, Charles, who was born in Pennsylvania, was a prominent New York City attorney. Lightning Jack(1994). His half-brother was John Fairbanks (born 1873); and his full brother was Robert Payne Ulman (March 13, 1882-February 22, 1948). Daybreak (1993). He was born Douglas Elton Ulman in Denver, Colorado, the son of Hezekiah Charles Ulman (born September 1835) and Ella Adelaide Marsh (born 1850). Judgment Night (1993).

His last silent picture was The Iron Mask. A Few Good Men (1992). He became noted for his swashbuckling roles in such movies as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). Gladiator (1992). Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883–December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Hitz (1992). Murder Without Motive (1992).

Boyz N the Hood (1991). Sing (1989). Coming To America (1988).