FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS

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.

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

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

See his autobiography (1988).

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books on: Fairbanks Douglas  - 771 results

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Douglas Fairbanks: The Making of a Screen Character
Book by Alistair Cooke; The Museum of Modern Art, 1940
Subjects: Fairbanks, Douglas--1883-1939, Motion Pictures
...the restless personality of Douglas Fairbanks should color it. During the...neutrality in the European war, Douglas Fairbanks appeared to know all the answers...of a later French critic: " Douglas Fairbanks is a tonic. He laughs and you...
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Mark Twain to Mrs. Fairbanks
Book by Dixon Wecter; Huntington Library, 1949
Subjects: Authors, American--19th Century--Correspondence, Fairbanks, Mary Mason--Correspondence, Twain, Mark--1835-1910--Correspondence
...the Bryant Selections , 10 Douglas Jerrold, Jr; 11 at my Lord...11 The famous wit and writer Douglas Jerrold died in 1857, leaving...Mark may carelessly call "Douglas Jerrold, Jr." 12 John L...whose acquaintance with Mrs. Fairbanks has been noted above. For...
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On to Oregon: The Diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eells
Book by Clifford Merrill Drury, Mary Richardson Walker, Myra Fairbanks Eells; University of Nebraska Press, 1998
Subjects: Eells, Myra Fairbanks--1805-1878--Diaries, Indians Of North America--Missions--Oregon, Missions--Oregon, Oregon--History--To 1859, Overland Journeys To The Pacific, Walker, Mary Richardson--1811-1897--Diaries, Women Missionaries--Northwestern States--Correspondence, Women Missionaries--Northwestern States--Diaries, Women Pioneers--Northwestern States--Correspondence, Women Pioneers--Northwestern States--Diaries
...304 fn., 313 Dorion, Baptiste: II, 12 , 102 , 105 , 110 , 250 Dougherty, Major: I, 55 Douglas, Sir James: I, 100 ff., 257 ; Mrs. Douglas, I, 100 , 111 Drayton, Joseph: I, 157 Dresses: see merino; pongee; silk Drips, Capt...
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Life and Letters of R.A.F. Penrose, Jr
Book by Helen R. Fairbanks, Charles P. Berkey, R. A. F. Penrose; Geological Society of America, 1952
Subjects: Penrose, Richard Alexander Fullerton--1863-
...threw in the Platte River on my way to Douglas." The story which Dick Penrose heard...ranch house of a friend so miles north of Douglas, which he reached April 8, and when...and when young Dr. Penrose rode into Douglas he was recognized as a member of the expedition...
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Women in Literature: Criticism of the Seventies
Book by Carol Fairbanks Myers; Scarecrow Press, 1976
Subjects: Women And Literature--Bibliography
...134 , 150 , 152, 174 , 219 Dollard, John 2 Donovan, Josephine 8 , 41 , 62 , 152 , 162 , 206, 219 , 220 Douglas, Althea 31 , 32 Douglas, Ellen 171 Dover, K. J. 220 Downs, Brian Westerdale 95 Doxey, William Sanford 91 Doyle, Charles Clay...
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journal articles on: Fairbanks Douglas  - 164 results

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Douglas Fairbanks
Journal article by Jean Epstein; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 3, 1975
Douglas Fairbanks by Jean Epstein Agile like the baton of a conductor on an ocean of diezes The windows are the only doors and the gutters tender...
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Stealing the Spectacle: Gay Audiences and the Queering of Douglas Fairbanks's Body
Journal article by Daniell Cornell; Velvet Light Trap, Vol. not cited, 1998
Subjects: Motion Pictures
...culture. As Vito Russo has noted, Fairbanks previously had aligned himself...Mollycoddle ( 1920 ), a film in which Fairbanks is even costumed to resemble...Athletic Angle / Remember that Douglas Fairbanks is the exponent of American athletic...
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Trapped in a Tomb of Their Own Making: Max Ophuls's the Reckless Moment and Douglas Sirk's There's Always Tomorrow
Journal article by Amy Lawrence; Film Criticism, 1999
Subjects: Family--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Filmmakers--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Colbert, Louis B. Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford (the world...borne a resemblance to Bennett. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. described the exterior...decorators who worked with Douglas Sirk. One, entitled "Hollywood...
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Gonzo Lives Underground
Journal article by Philip Fairbanks; Afterimage, Vol. 31, 2004
Subjects: Artists--Forecasts and trends, Artists--Social aspects, Civilization, Modern--Forecasts and trends, Civilization, Modern--Social aspects, Communications industry--Forecasts and trends, Communications industry--Political aspects, Communications industry--Social aspects, Internet--Influence, Internet--Social aspects, Literature--Forecasts and trends, Literature--Social aspects, Mass media--Forecasts and trends, Mass media--Political aspects, Mass media--Social aspects, Modern culture--Forecasts and trends, Modern culture--Social aspects
Gonzo Lives Underground. by Philip Fairbanks The underground has always existed. There has always been information...the digital Library of Alexandria that we call the internet. Douglas Rushkoff, digital spawn of McLuhan, is the social critic of...
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Comparing the Effects of Textbooks in Eighth-Grade U.S. History: Does Conceptual Organization Help?
Journal article by Donald B. Crawford, Douglas Carnine; Education & Treatment of Children, Vol. 23, 2000
Subjects: Classroom management--Technique, History--Study and teaching, Learning--Measurement, Teaching--Technique, Textbooks--Evaluation
...Organization Help by Donald B. Crawford , Douglas Carnine Abstract This study compared...that students need to learn. Stahl and Fairbanks (1986) meta-analysis found that vocabulary...43 (7), 508-509. Stahl, S. A. Fairbanks, M. M. (1986). Thc effccts of vocabulary...
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ICMA Annual and Service Awards
Magazine article; Public Management, Vol. 83, September 2001
Subjects: Avent, Jacques M.--Achievements and awards, Channing, Bruce E.--Achievements and awards, Fairbanks, Frank--Achievements and awards, Hintz, Stephen E. C.--Achievements and awards, Huffman, Laura J.--Achievements and awards, International City Management Association--Achievements and awards, Public employees--Achievements and awards, Watson, Douglas J.--Achievements and awards, Westbrook, James L., Jr.--Achievements and awards, Whitehead, Ronald N.--Achievements and awards
...and then Assistant City Manager Stephen Douglas Spell developed the first class of the...International Award in Memory of Orin F. Nolting DOUGLAS J. WATSON ICMAs International Award...recipient of this years International Award is Douglas J. Watson, Ph.D., city manager of...
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Artists to Watch
Magazine article by Bonnie Gangelhoff, Alice Herrin; Southwest Art, Vol. 33, August 2003
Subjects: Ahvakana, Lawrence, Art markets, Miles, Douglas, Roller, Jeff, Visual artists
...creates a personal interpretation. Born in Fairbanks, AK, and raised in Barrow and Anchorage...respect and honor for these animals that DOUGLAS MILES Using vivid colors and strong forms, Douglas Miles explores the past and present of Indian...
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Arctic National Wildlife Reserve and the Economy
Magazine article by Douglas B. Reynolds; World and I, Vol. 16, December 2001
Subjects: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska--Environmental aspects, Oil wells--Planning, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries--Prices and rates, Petroleum industry--Forecasts and trends, Recessions--Prevention
...Reserve and the Economy. by Douglas B. Reynolds Douglas B. Reynolds is assistant professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and specializes in oil, gas...Washington, D.C., 1962. Douglas Reynolds, "Soviet Economic...
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The Cultural Meaning of the Kennedys
Magazine article by Steven Stark; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 273, January 1994
Subjects: Kennedy, Edward M.--Influence, Kennedy, John F.--Influence, Kennedy, Joseph P., family--Influence
...royalty, their names including Booth, Barrymore, Fairbanks, Bridges, Sheen, Douglas, Belushi, Baldwin, Garland and Minnelli...screened at the White House in 1915, and Douglas Fairbanks told Franklin Roosevelt when he was only assistant...
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The Black Pirate Weighs Anchor
Magazine article by Rudy Behlmer; American Cinematographer, Vol. 73, May 1992
...Weighs Anchor by Rudy Behlmer Douglas Fairbanks, determined to produce The...counter-weights. According to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Robert Fairbanks thought...the restored color version, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. revealed an inside joke...
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newspaper articles on: Fairbanks Douglas  - 312 results

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Early Years of Douglas Fairbanks
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 12, 2009
Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses, Movie actors
Early Years of Douglas Fairbanks. Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The DVD set Douglas Fairbanks: A Modern Musketeer is designed...the set, The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks became Hollywoods first great...
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Stars by Example
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 27, 2006
Subjects: Celebrities
...Rabaul), Ernest Borgnine (where else, the South Pacific), Eddie Albert (Tarawa), and Navy buddies Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Kirk Douglas, Shecky Greene, Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Bob Barker, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis...
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THE MISTRESS OF MANIPULATION; That Screen Goddess Joan Crawford Had a Rich Love Life Is Known. but a New Book Reveals How She Ruthlessly Used Her Body to Control Co-stars, Directors. and Anyone Who Could Advance Her Career
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 19, 2011
Subjects: Crawford, Joan, Gable, Clark
...studio-sponsored contest, she was already one of MGMs biggest stars and that year she married Douglas Fairbanks Junior, son of Douglas Fairbanks Senior. This elevated her to the highest levels of Hollywood society, as presided over by Fairbanks...
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MISTRESS OF MANIPULATION; That Screen Goddess Joan Crawford Had a Rich Love Life Is Known. but a New Book Reveals How She Ruthlessly Used Her Body to Control Co-stars, Directors ... and Anyone Who Could Advance Her Career
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 11, 2011
Subjects: Crawford, Joan, Gable, Clark
...studio-sponsored contest, she was already one of MGMs biggest stars and that year she married Douglas Fairbanks Junior, son of Douglas Fairbanks Senior. This elevated her to the highest levels of Hollywood society, as presided over by Fairbanks...
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The Beach Is Back. Mini PLAY IT AGAIN! Connie (1985)
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), January 30, 2011
Subjects: Beacham, Stephanie
...Shipston-on-Stour, is related to acting royalty by marriage and blood. His first wife was Melissa Fairbanks, the daughter of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. He is the nephew of actor Bill Travers and a cousin of the actor Penelope Wilton. Apart from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Fairbanks Douglas  - 5 results

 
 
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Fairbanks, Douglas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS 1883 1939, American movie actor, b. Denver. From 1901 to 1914, Fairbanks appeared on stage in light comedies...and T. Maietta (2008). His son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1909 2000, was also an actor...
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Pickford, Mary
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Country (1922). In 1919 she cofounded the distribution firm United Artists with Griffith, Charlie Chaplin , and Douglas Fairbanks , her husband. She produced her own films thereafter. She won an Academy Award for Coquette (1929), her first...
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Griffith, D. W
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to demonstrate the persistence of racial and social prejudice through the ages. In 1919, with Charlie Chaplin , Douglas Fairbanks , and Mary Pickford , he founded United Artists. Among his films, frequently alternating between historical spectacles...
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Motion Pictures
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of subject matter. The first generation of star actors included Charlie Chaplin , Buster Keaton , Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks , Marie Dressler , Lillian Gish , William S. Hart, Greta Garbo , John Gilbert, Claudette Colbert , Rudolph Valentino...
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Chaplin, Charlie
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...another in search of greater control over his work, finally cofounding United Artists in 1919 with D. W. Griffith , Douglas Fairbanks , and Mary Pickford . Chaplins features include The Kid (1920), The Gold Rush (1924), The Circus (1928...


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