Overview
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Known For
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest...
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary...
On Location with Gunga Din
A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of...
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we...
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove...
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary...
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and...
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal...
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph...
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
American Movie Classics produced this original salute to those celebrities...
Biography
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List. The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]