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
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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. Though he mostly acted on television he also had small roles in several motion pictures including It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Graduate (1967) and Catch-22. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. Fell was born in Philadelphia and studied drama at Temple University after serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. He died of a heart attack in New York. Norman Fell (March 24, 1924 - December 14, 1998) (born Norman Feld) was an American actor best known for his role as landlord Stanley Roper on Three's Company. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America. support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. He advocated U.S. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton. Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988. 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. was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933. 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. |