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Douglas Fairbanks 1883-1939, American movie actor, b. Denver. From 1901 to 1914, Fairbanks appeared on stage in light comedies. In 1915 he began making movies, becoming the swashbuckling hero of his day in such films as The Mark of Zorro (1921), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), and The Thief of Bagdad (1924). He was married (1920-35) to Mary Pickford , and together with Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith they formed United Artists studio.

Bibliography: See biographies by R. Hancock and L. Fairbanks (1935) and R. Schickel (1974).

His son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1909-2000, was also an actor.

Bibliography: See his autobiography (1988).

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Fairbanks, Douglas (1883–1939) US film actor, b. Julius Ullman. In 1919, he founded United Artists (UA) with Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, and his wife Mary Pickford. Fairbanks' swashbuckling acrobatics made him a screen idol in adventures such as The Mark of Zorro (1920) and Robin Hood (1922). His son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr (1909–2000), appeared in films such as The Dawn Patrol (1930), Catherine the Great (1934), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937).

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