Douglas Fairbanks
- Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) (as Douglas Fairbanks Sr.)
- Arizona (1918)
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References in popular culture
- Fairbanks was portrayed by Kevin Kline in the 1992 film Chaplin.
- He is mentioned near the end of the film Blazing Saddles, in which character Hedley LeMarr sees a walk of fame of Douglas Fairbanks and says, "How did he do such fantastic stunts with such little feet?"
- British singer Kate Bush mentions the actor in the song 'Moments Of Pleasure' (1993). She sings about meeting 'The Red Shoes' director Michael Powell: "he meets us at the lift, like Douglas Fairbanks, waving his walking stick - but he isn't well at all"
- In the song "Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?" on the album Burning from the Inside by Bauhaus, there is a reference to "Douglas Fairbanks stunts".
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Notes
- ^ The Douglas Fairbanks Museum - Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Biography
- ^ a b American Experience | Mary Pickford | People & Events | PBS
- ^ The King Of Hollywood - Time
- ^ Professional Golfers' Association of the Pacific SW Coast
- ^ The Douglas Fairbanks Museum - Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Biography
- ^ Robinson, R. (2003). Famous Last Words. New York: Workman Publishing, pg. 1.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Works by Douglas Fairbanks at Project Gutenberg
- Douglas Fairbanks at the Internet Movie Database
- AFI Catalog Silent Films entry for Douglas Fairbanks
- Douglas Fairbanks at the Internet Broadway Database
- Douglas Fairbanks photos at Silent Ladies & Gents
- Did Douglas Fairbanks Attend Mines?
- Article about Grayhall, Beverly Hills mansion leased by Fairbanks
- Photographs of Douglas Fairbanks
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| NAME | Fairbanks, Douglas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ullman, Douglas Elton Thomas |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, producer, screenwriter, director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1939 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Categories: American film actors | American film directors | American screenwriters | American silent film actors | American stage actors | American stunt performers | Academy Honorary Award recipients | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders | Hollywood Walk of Fame | People from Denver, Colorado | Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery | 1883 births | 1939 deaths
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