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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Born:
December 9, 1909 in New York City, NY
Death:
May 7, 2000 in Manhattan, NY
Biography:American actor "Douglas Fairbanks Jr." was the son of film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Fairbanks Jr. made his acting debut in 1923's "Stephen Steps Out", which was remarkable only in how quickly it went out of circulation. Young Fairbanks was more impressive as "Lois Moran"'s fiancé in 1926's "Stella Dallas", though it did give Fairbanks Sr. pause to see his teenaged son sporting a Fairbanksian mustache. Even as a youth, Fairbanks' restlessness would not be satisfied by mere film work; before he was 20 he'd written an amusing article about the Hollywood scene for "Vanity Fair" magazine. In 1927, Fairbanks appeared in a stage play, Young Woodley, which convinced detractors that he truly had talent and was not merely an appendage to his father's fame. When talking pictures came in, he demonstrated a well-modulated speaking voice and as a result worked steadily in the early 1930s. Married at that time to... Full Biography
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