Douglas Fairbanks Jr was born on December 9, 1909 in New
York, New York. On May 7, 2000 Douglas Fairbanks Jr passed
away in New York city from a heart attack.
In 1923 Douglas Fairbanks Jr decided to follow in the family
footsteps, by starring in STEPHEN STEPS OUT.
As a narrator, Douglas Fairbanks Jr voice has been heard
in several films THE ART OF FILM (1976), THE RED DRESS AND
THOUGHT TO KILL both in 1954. Playing the role of Hostand
narrator for the syndicated radio show THE SILENT MAN (1951-1952).
When the newpapers reported Douglas Fairbanks Jr death the
reports were on the front page of the Times in London and
Buckingham Palace expressed there condolences.
In 1949 Douglas Fairbanks Jr created an honorary Knight Commander
of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr had a lifelong, cultivated interest
in international affairs. In 1941, FDR appointed him a special
envoy to South America.
Returning to the U.S., Douglas Fairbanks Jr toured in a number
of stage plays, made TV guest appearances, and appeared with
several other Hollywood legends like Fred Astaire, Melvyn
Douglas, and John Houseman in GHOST STORY in 1981, this was
his last feature film to date.
Fairbanks wrote a 2 volume autobiography, his first volume
of autobiography, "The Salad Days," was published in 1988;
the second, "A Hell of a War," in 1993. Producing and starring,
Douglas Fairbanks Jr had his hand full in Ben Hecht's bizarre
comedy, ANGELS OVER BROADWAY (1940).
Douglas Fairbanks Jr's other notable credits include...
