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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer and Additional Dialogue American born on 9 december 1909 at New York City (USA)
Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr., KBE, DSC (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II.
They travelled to England on a delayed honeymoon, where he was entertained by Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Beatrice Lillie, and Prince George, Duke of Kent. He became active in both society and politics, but Crawford was far more interested in her career and had an affair with Clark Gable. The couple divorced in 1933.
Despite their divorce, Fairbanks was quick to defend Crawford when her adopted daughter Christina Crawford published Mommie Dearest, a scathing biography of Crawford's personal life. He firmly stated, "The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in Mommie Dearest is not the Joan Crawford I knew back then."
On April 22, 1939, Fairbanks married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of Huntington Hartford, the A&P supermarket heir. He remained devoted to her until her death in 1988. They had three daughters: Daphne, Victoria, and Melissa, as well as eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
On May 30, 1991, Fairbanks married Vera Lee Shelton, a merchandiser for QVC Network Inc.
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Birth name Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks
Nationality USA
Birth 9 december 1909 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 may 2000 (at 90 years)
Awards Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality USA
Birth 9 december 1909 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 may 2000 (at 90 years)
Awards Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Biography
His first notable relationship was with the actress Joan Crawford, whom he began to date seriously during the filming of Our Modern Maidens. Fairbanks and Crawford married on June 3, 1929 at St. Malachy in New York City. Fairbanks was only 19, Crawford was four years older.They travelled to England on a delayed honeymoon, where he was entertained by Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Beatrice Lillie, and Prince George, Duke of Kent. He became active in both society and politics, but Crawford was far more interested in her career and had an affair with Clark Gable. The couple divorced in 1933.
Despite their divorce, Fairbanks was quick to defend Crawford when her adopted daughter Christina Crawford published Mommie Dearest, a scathing biography of Crawford's personal life. He firmly stated, "The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in Mommie Dearest is not the Joan Crawford I knew back then."
On April 22, 1939, Fairbanks married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of Huntington Hartford, the A&P supermarket heir. He remained devoted to her until her death in 1988. They had three daughters: Daphne, Victoria, and Melissa, as well as eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
On May 30, 1991, Fairbanks married Vera Lee Shelton, a merchandiser for QVC Network Inc.
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Ghost Story (1981)
, 1h50Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman, Alice Krige, Craig Wasson
Roles Edward Charles Wanderley
Rating62%
The plot is taken from the novel of the same name by Straub, but greatly changes and simplifies it.
The Hostage Tower (1980)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Heist films
Actors Peter Fonda, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maud Adams, Billy Dee Williams, Keir Dullea, Britt Ekland
Roles Malcolm Philpott
Rating50%
Criminal mastermind Mr Smith (Keir Dullea) is being pursued by Malcolm Philpott (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), the head of an international peace organisation. When Mr Smith captures the Eiffel Tower and kidnaps the mother of the President of the United States (Celia Johnson), Philpott must enlist the help of spies to take him down.
Kingdom Of Gifts (1978)
Genres Animation
Actors Gemma Craven, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas
Roles The Proud King
Rating60%
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71%
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Richard Todd, Anne Baxter, Herbert Lom, Alexander Knox, Faith Brook, Alan Tilvern
Roles Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
Rating69%
Kimberly Prescott, a young South African heiress, has trouble convincing her friends and family that a complete and unknown stranger has taken her deceased brother's identity...
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
, 1h36Directed by John Cromwell, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer
Rating68%
Rodolphe Rassendyll, un touriste anglais, arrive à Strelsau, capitale d'un pays imaginaire d'Europe Centrale, la Ruritanie. Il y rencontre un lointain cousin dont il est le parfait sosie, le prince héritier Rodolphe V. Celui-ci doit être couronné Roi le lendemain, mais à l'issue de la soirée que les deux parents éloignés passent ensemble, le futur souverain ne peut être ranimé : il a bu un vin drogué par une complice de son demi-frère, Michael de Strelsau, lequel escompte se proclamer Régent du Royaume, en l'absence à la Cérémonie du Couronnement de Rodolphe V, puis faire assassiner ce dernier pour accéder ainsi au Trône. Mais deux fidèles du prince légitime, le Colonel Zapt et Fritz von Tarlenheim, font accepter par Rassendyll qu'il joue le rôle de souverain au couronnement, grâce à cette providentielle ressemblance. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Rodolphe V, toujours endormi, est enlevé le même jour par le mercenaire Rupert de Hentzau ; en outre, Rassendyll tombe amoureux de la Princesse Flavia, promise en mariage au prince héritier.
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)
, 1h25Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Yolande Donlan, Jon Pertwee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Reginald Beckwith, Howard Marion-Crawford
Roles Donald 'Don' Drake
Rating59%
State Secret (1950)
, 1h44Directed by Sidney Gilliat, Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Herbert Lom, Walter Rilla, Karel Štěpánek
Roles Dr. John Marlowe
Rating69%
John Marlowe (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) is an American surgeon. He is visiting England when he is decoyed to the mythical European country of Vosnia. He finds that he is to operate on the Vosnian dictator. The dictator dies but is replaced by a look-alike. As one of the few who know, Marlowe is hunted by the country's secret police.
The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, Patricia Medina, Arthur Shields, J. M. Kerrigan
Roles The O'Flynn
Rating68%
Nearing the end of the 18th century, Napoleon's vast army is sailing towards the Irish coast. The national poet and freedom fighter who goes by the name of "The O'Flynn" is traveling back to the castle where he was born, when he encounters a coach being robbed by rogues. The leader of the outlaws is a man named Hendrigg. The robbery fails thanks to O'Flynn's efforts. He offers the passenger, Lady Benedetta, to come with him and take refuge in his castle.
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
, 1h29Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Cesar Romero, Walter Abel, Reginald Gardiner, Harry Davenport
Roles Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
Rating58%
In 1861, Countess Angelina, ruler of Bergamo in southeastern Europe, marries Mario, a baron she has known since childhood. When the castle is threatened by Hungarian hussars led by Colonel Teglash on their wedding night, Mario flees.
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
, 1h56Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, George Tobias, Jane Greer
Roles Sinbad
Rating60%
"O Masters, O Noble Persons, O Brothers, know you that in the time of the Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, there lived on the golden shore of Persia a man of adventure called Sinbad the Sailor. Strange and wondrous were the tales told of him and his voyages. But who, shall we surmise, gave him his immortality? Who, more than all other sons of Allah, spread glory to the name of Sinbad? Who else, O Brother, but - Sinbad the Sailor! Know me, O Brothers, for the truth of my words, and by the ears of the Prophet, every word I have spoken is truth!"
The Exile (1947)
, 1h35Directed by Max Ophüls
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure, Romance
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., María Montez, Rita Corday, Henry Daniell, Nigel Bruce, Robert Coote
Roles Charles II
Rating65%
In 1660, Charles Stuart (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), deposed as king of England by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads, is in exile in the Netherlands with a few loyalists, awaiting the right opportunity to return. Whilst bartering in a local marketplace, he meets Katie (Rita Corday), a Dutch farm owner and flower seller.
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
, 1h51Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, H. B. Warner, John Emery
Roles Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
Rating64%
In Corsica, the entire Franchi clan gather in anticipation of the birth of the child of Count and Countess Franchi (Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Holden). Dr. Enrico Paoli (H. B. Warner) informs the count that his wife has given birth to Siamese twins. Count Franchi insists he try to separate them surgically, even after Paoli tells him that it would be a miracle if the babies survived. Before he can begin, however, the Franchis' bitter rivals the Colonnas launch a surprise attack, led by Baron Colonna (Akim Tamiroff). All of the Franchis are killed except the babies, who are carried to safety by Paoli and faithful family retainer Lorenzo (J. Carrol Naish).
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
, 1h19Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Constance Worth, Harry Antrim
Roles Bill O'Brien
Rating64%
Bill O'Brien is a New York con man in search of a suitable gullible person to make some money on. In a fancy nightclub he finds Charles Engle, a man ridden by guilt and on the brink of committing suicide after embezzling a large sum of money that he has spent on his high-maintenance wife.
Green Hell (1940)
, 1h27Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Vincent Price, Joan Bennett, Alan Hale, George Sanders, John Howard
Roles Keith Brandon
Rating57%
A group of adventurers journey deep into the South American jungle in search of ancient Incan treasure. A beautiful woman, brought to their camp by hired bearers, has come to join her husband, a newer member of the group, who was recently killed by hostile natives. As the months pass, jealousies and tempers flare as fights break out over the woman. The Incan treasure is eventually found but the treaure-seekers, now united by a common enemy, are about to be attacked by hordes of fierce natives armed with bows and poisoned arrows.