Douglas Fairbanks Jr talks about broken bones
Zorro - Douglas Fairbanks (With Music)
Douglas Fairbanks "Early Parkour" (A clip from the film Gizmo)
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 4 - Pickfair and United Artists
- Date of Birth: 23 May, 1883
- Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
- Biography: Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman Fairbanks, Sr., (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding... Read more
Filmography
- Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007)
- World of Robin Hood (2006)
- The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000)
- Dora et la lanterne magique (Dora and the Magic Lantern) (1978)
- Movies Are Adventure (1948)
- Crime Over London (1938)
- The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
- Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)
News
We all know the story. In 1975 Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" breaks all box office records. Two years later George Lucas' "Star Wars" breaks the record that "Jaws" had set. ... Full Article
IRVING - As Thousands Cheer has a dozen first-rate Irving Berlin tunes. It has an even larger number of topical jokes 75 years old, which is the problem. ... Full Article
Share this story with your favorite social networking sites. The spirit of Douglas Fairbanks is alive and well and living in Beverly Hills. You'll find some of the silent-screen legend's stuff there, too: costumes, posters, personal letters, a contract -... ... Full Article
Motion picture academy celebrates Douglas Fairbanks with exhibit, new biography
startribune.com –
2009-03-26
You'll find some of the silent-screen legend's stuff there, too: costumes, posters, personal letters, a contract - even a chunk of his old house. They're all part of "Douglas Fairbanks: The First King of Hollywood," an exhibit running through April... ... Full Article
Blues preludes music festival season
cincinnati.com –
2009-03-15
Perfect for the nation's economic mood in 2009, the first of the regional spring music festivals to arrive this year - Friday and Saturday's River City Blues Festival in Marietta, where the Muskingum River flows into the Ohio - is... ... Full Article
Celebrate United Artists' 90th Anniversary
ign.com –
2009-03-10
March 10, 2009 - United Artists was established in 1919, founded by four of the biggest stars in early Hollywood: Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D.W. ... Full Article