Biography
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was 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 member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 1939
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography29 titles
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The Thief of Bagdad
Show People
The Mark of Zorro
Birth of the Tramp
Intolerance
The Tramp and the Dictator
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Anthony Quinn: An Original
The Iron Mask
The Black Pirate
Don Q Son of Zorro
American Experience
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Robin Hood
The Three Musketeers
The Image Book
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Wild and Woolly
Days of Thrills and Laughter
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Taming of the Shrew
Reaching for the Moon
Wilson
Martyrs of the Alamo
American Aristocracy