Background
FAIRBANKS, Douglas was born on December 9, 1909 in New York, United States. Son of late Douglas Elton and of Anna Beth (Sully) Fairbanks.
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(This is an autobiography of the crown prince of American ...)
This is an autobiography of the crown prince of American cinema, son of the disputed king of the silver screen, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The relationship of father and son looms large in the book for the book ends in 1940 shortly after Fairbank Senior's death.
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Actor producer writer corporation director
FAIRBANKS, Douglas was born on December 9, 1909 in New York, United States. Son of late Douglas Elton and of Anna Beth (Sully) Fairbanks.
Student, Bovée and Collegiate Schools, New York cadet, Knickerbocker Greys, New York cadet, Harvard Military School, Los Angeles student, Pasadena (California) Polytechnic private tutoring, London, Paris, Los Angeles Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Westminster College, 1966; Senior Churchill fellow, Westminster College visiting fellow, St. Cross College, University of Oxford Master of Arts (honorary), University of Oxford, 1971; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Denver U., 1974; fellow, Boston University Libraries, 1978.
Stella Dallas 1926, The Dawn Patrol 1930, Outward Bound 1930, Little Caesar 1930, Morning Glory 1933, Catherine the Great 1934, The Amateur Gentlemen, The Prisoner of Zenda 1937, The Young in Heart 1938, Gunga Din 1939, The Corsican Brothers 1941, The Exile 1946, Sinbad the Sailor 1946. Lady in Ermine 1947. The Fighting O"Flynn 1948, State Secret 1950, Ghost Story 1981; Plays include: Moonlight is Silver. My Fair Lady. The Pleasure of His Company, The Secretary BirdWriter and producer; organized own production company, Criterion Films Corporation (United Kingdom) 1934. Former Chairman Dougfair Corporation and subsidiaries. Chairman The Fairbanks Company (California) 1946, Douglas Fairbanks Limited.
(United Kingdom) and associated companies
1952-1958; President Fairtel Corporation (New York) 1969. Director/Consultant various international companies
1950-1975. Governor Ditchley Foundation.
Trustee Edwina Mountbatten Trust. Executive Committee Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon.
National Vice-Chairman Committee Defend America by Aiding Allies 1940-1941, Vice-President Franco-British War Relief Association 1939-1941, Presidential Envoy, Special Mission to Latin America 1940-1941. Chairman Share Through Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Commission 1946-1950, American Relief for of Korea 1951-1955.
Rank of Captain, United States.N. Reserve 1954.
National Vice-President, American Association for United Nations 1946-1955. Senior Churchill Fellow (Westminster College). Visiting Fellow, Saint Cross College, Oxford, Honorary Doctorate.F.A. (Westminster College), Honorary Doctor of Laws (Denver University), Honorary Master of Arts (Oxford University).
Honorary K.B.E., Distinguished Service Cross., Knight of the Order of Street John of Jerusalem Offieier Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, Croix de guerre avec palmes (France), United States Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Valor attachment, other military and diplomatic honours from Italy, West Germany, Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, South of Korea et cetera
Also professional; Amateur Gentlemen, The Prisoner of Zenda 1937, The Young in Heart 1938, Gunga Din 1939, The Corsican Brothers 1941, The Exile 1946, Sinbad the Sailor 1946.
Lady in Ermine 1947. The Fighting O"Flynn 1948, State Secret 1950, Ghost Story 1981.
(This is an autobiography of the crown prince of American ...)
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National vice-chairman Committee Defend America by Aiding Allies, 1940-1941, Franco-British War Relief Association, 1939-1941. Presidential envoy for special South America mission, 1941. Special advisor to commander 6th Fleet, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1969-1970.
United States naval delegate Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Conference, London, 1971. National vice president American Association For United Nations, 1946-1963. National chairman Committee for Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, 1946-1950.
Chairman American Relief for Korea, 1950-1953. Board directors United World College Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1952, European Theatre of Operations. Member Council Foreign Rels.
(councilor), Brit-American Alumni Association (president 1950-1957), American Society Order St. John Jerusalem (governor since 1970, deputy vice chancellor), Groupe Navale d'Assaut (honorary), New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (honorary), Battalion de Choc (honorary), Association des Anciens Combatants (France), Pilgrim's Society United States (board directors), Racquet Club (Chicago), Brook Club, Century Club, Knickerbocker Club (New York City), Myopia Hunt Club (honorary), Metropolitan Club (Washington), Reading Room (Newport, Rhode Island), White's Club (London), R.A.C. (London), The Garrick Club (London), Traveller's Club (Paris), Puffin's (Edinburgh).
Married Lucille Le Sueur (Joan Crawford), June 1929 (divorced 1933). Married Mary Lee (Epling) Hartford, April 22, 1939 (deceased September 1988). Children: Daphne, Victoria, Melissa.
Married Vera Shelton, May 30, 1991.