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Oct 9, 2024 · Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was an American actor, socialite, and businessman who had a successful film career before moving on to meritorious World War II service and later pursuing business interests and acting as executive producer and host of a television show as well as giving support to a number
5 days ago · All but launching the movie swashbuckler as a major genre with 1920’s The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks was the defining action star of Hollywood’s silent era. He brought a dash, verve and acrobatic exuberance to the screen in a series of ever more extravagant storybook adventures, including blockbuster versions of The Three Musketeers (1921) and Robin Hood (1922), that have been ...
Oct 24, 2024 · Douglas Fairbanks—who portrays a nobleman posing as the “Black Pirate” to seek justice for his father’s death—took a daring and adventurous route by designing the production for color cinematography in the 1920s.
Oct 15, 2024 · Celebrating the life and career of Douglas Fairbanks at the White Bear Theatre. A new play is coming to south London celebrating one of Hollywood’s first screen icons. Silent film matinee idol Douglas Fairbanks is perhaps responsible for starting everything you see in modern day action films.
Oct 19, 2024 · Fast forward to 1920, when a Hollywood celebrity couple, actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, traveled to Europe for their honeymoon. They found Di Lelio's Italian trattoria, ordered the fettuccine-based dish he had since put on the menu, and fell in love with it — so much so that they asked him for the recipe.
Oct 24, 2024 · It isn’t mentioned enough, but Doc Savage was directly based on Silent Film actor (and literal archtype of the Golden Age Superhero, besides being the creator of the Swashbucker/Adventurer genre) Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Fairbanks was so known for his extreme tan that it was often commented on from his childhood into adulthood and ...
Oct 20, 2024 · Synopsis: Dick Remington (Douglas Fairbanks) impersonates his college friend Reginald Burroughs (Leslie Stuart) to save Reginald from having to marry a woman his family has chosen.
Oct 10, 2024 · One of those three films starred Douglas Fairbanks in the role of Don Diego Vega, a masked man who protected ordinary folk from the corrupt establishment that ruled them. Edwards played the small part of a local innkeeper.
Oct 15, 2024 · Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret (Irene Dunne), cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives.
Oct 26, 2024 · A look at pieces from my Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. collection. A hat personally worn and owned by Doug and a early fan postcard in a vintage Art Deco frame. #DouglasFairbanksJr #DFJcollection #FanCollection #Shelfie #ClassicMovies #OldHollywood
