Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

He was born in New York City, New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks 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. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the largest city and largest metropolitan area, by population, in the United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ...

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. The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... Mary Pickford Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a motion picture star, known as Americas Sweetheart and the girl with the curl. ... Chaplin in his costume as The Tramp Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and later also a notable director. ... Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (March 23, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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. Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 — August 12, 2000) was an American actress. ... Little Caesar is a 1931 crime drama which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. ... The Dawn Patrol is a 1930 World War I film starring Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ...

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. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Noël Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life, and Peirce is the correct spelling) (December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... His Royal Highness The Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund von Wettin, later Windsor) (20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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. Margaret Whigham (December 1, 1912 - July 25, 1993), later Margaret Sweeny, was best known as Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case featured salacious photographs and scandalous stories. ...

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. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Huntington Hartford (1833-1917) founded The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1859 with George Gilman. ... The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a United States and Canada. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. later in the war, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy commanding a group of British patrol boats during commando operations. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... 1949 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ...

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. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California, adjacent to the north side of Paramount Studios. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... In medieval terms, a crypt (from the Latin crypta and the Greek kryptē) is a stone chamber or vault, usually beneath the floor of a church, usually containing tombs of important people such as saints or saints relics. ...

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. A small part of the Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

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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External links

• Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database