Douglas Fairbanks facts for kids

Douglas Fairbanks
Quick facts for kids Douglas Fairbanks
	Fairbanks, late 1910s
Born	Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman ; May 23, 1883; Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1939 (aged 56); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Nationality	American
Education	Denver East High School
Occupation	Actor; director; producer; screenwriter; founding member of United Artists; founding member of the Motion Picture Academy;
Years active	1899–1934
Spouse(s)	Anna Beth Sully; (m. 1907; div. 1919) ; Mary Pickford; (m. 1920; div. 1936) ; Sylvia Ashley (m. 1936) ;
Children	Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Douglas Fairbanks was a silent movie actor. He was born on May 23, 1883. He is best known for The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. He was a "swashbuckler" in the movies. A swashbuckler is an athletic, romantic hero. He married Mary Pickford in 1920. They lived in a Hollywood home called Pickfair. He was called "The King of Hollywood". His movie career went south when the "talkies" came along. Fairbanks was also a screenwriter, a director, and a producer. He was a founding member of both United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. He died on December 12, 1939. His son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was also an actor.

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D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin (seated) and Douglas Fairbanks at the signing of the contract establishing United Artists motion picture studio in 1919. Lawyers Albert Banzhaf (left) and Dennis F. O'Brien (right) stand in the background.
Fairbanks speaking in front of a crowd at a 1918 war bond drive in New York City.
The Mark of Zorro.
Douglas Fairbanks in the title role in Robin Hood (1922).
Fairbanks's tomb at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.