Fairbanks, Marion (1900–1973)
Fairbanks, Marion (1900–1973)
American dancer. Name variations: Fairbanks Twins; Flying Twins; Thanhouser Twins. Born Nov 15, 1900, in New York, NY; died Sept 20, 1973; sister of Madeline Fairbanks.
With twin sister Madeline, made professional debut in The Blue Bird (1910), then appeared on Broadway in The Piper (1911), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1912) and Snow White (1912); with Madeline, appeared in such Thanhouser Kids series films as Cousins (1913), The Flying Twins (1915), The Bird of Prey (1916), and The Answer (1916); on Broadway, performed with Madeline in Ziegfeld Follies (1917–20), Mercenary Mary (1925), Oh, Kay! (1926), Allez-oop (1927) and Happy (1927); appeared solo in Grab Bag (1924) and on a tour of Little Nellie Kelly.
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