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Douglas Fairbanks: Biography

Birth Name: Douglas Elton Thomas Ulman
Birth Place: Denver, CO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/23/1883, Gemini
Date of Death: 12/12/1939
Profession: Actor; producer; author

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Douglas Fairbanks Fast Facts:

Father left his family in Denver, CO, to work on future president Benjamin Harrison's campaign; he never returned.
Was performing in amateur theater around the Denver area by the age of 11.
Moved to New York in 1900 to pursue a career on Broadway.
Made his Broadway debut in 1902 playing Florio in The Duke's Jester.
Was offered $104,000 in 1914 to leave New York and work in motion pictures.
Formed United Artists in 1919 with Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith.
Cofounded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was elected its first president.
Along with Mary Pickford, became the first to put his hand and footprints in the cement outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

Douglas Fairbanks Relationships:
Hezekiah Charles Ulman - Father
Ella Adelaide Marsh Weeks - Mother
John Fairbanks - Half Brother
Robert Fairbanks - Brother
Anna Beth Sully - Ex-wife
Mary Pickford - Ex-wife
Edith Louise Sylvia Hawkes - Wife
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Son
Douglas Fairbanks Awards:
1939 Oscar: Special Award - Winner

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