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. Glover would make his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override in 1994. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. He would join the ranks of actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum, who have portrayed Dashiell Hammett's private eye detective Phillip Marlowe in the episode 'Red Wind' of the Showtime network's 1995 series 'Fallen Angels.'. He died of a heart attack in New York. Among many awards, he has won five NAACP Image Awards, for his achievements as a black actor. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America. As a young man he was a member of the Black Panther Party.

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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. Saw (2004). was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The Prince of Egypt (1998). He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933. Beloved (1998).

He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. Antz (1998). 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. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married. The Rainmaker (1997). On June 3, 1929, in St. Fallen Angels: Red Wind (1995).

He was also noticed by Joan Crawford, who began to date him. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995). 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. Angels in the Outfield (1994). Largely on the basis of his name, he was given a contract at age fourteen with Paramount Pictures. Maverick (1994). With his mother, he lived for a time in California, Paris, and London. Queen (1993) (tv miniseries).

and his first wife Anna Beth Sully. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992). He was born in New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Predator 2 (1990). Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000) was an American actor. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Ghost Story - 1981. Lethal Weapon (1987).

State Secret - 1950. The Color Purple (1985). The Fighting O'Flynn - 1949. Silverado (1985). Sinbad the Sailor - 1947. Places in the Heart (1984). The Corsican Brothers - 1941. Escape from Alcatraz (1979).

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.