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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.</b></font><p><img src="dfsr6-sized.jpg" height=326 width=226 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Douglas Fairbanks, Sr."><b>AKA</b> Douglas Elton Thomas Ulman<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/661/000106343/" class=proflink>23-May</a>-<a href="/lists/882/000105567/" class=proflink>1883</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/479/000069272/" class=proflink>Denver, CO</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/233/000106912/" class=proflink>12-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/449/000106131/" class=proflink>1939</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/702/000069495/" class=proflink>Santa Monica, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/679/000208055/" class="proflink">Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Thief of Baghdad</i><p>With <a href="/people/683/000042557/">Mary Pickford</a> and actor <a href="/people/876/000023807/">Charlie Chaplin</a>, Fairbanks created the United Artists studio in 1919. <p><b>Father:</b> Hezekiah Charles Ulman (attorney, b. 1833)<br><b>Mother:</b> Ella Adelaide Marsh Weeks (b. 1850)<br><b>Brother:</b> John Fairbanks, Jr. (half-brother, b. 1873)<br><b>Brother:</b> Norris Wilcox<br><b>Brother:</b> Robert Ulman Fairbanks (b. 13-Mar-1882, d. 22-Feb-1948)<br><b>Wife:</b> Anna Beth Sully (m. 11-Jul-1907, div. 30-Nov-1919, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> <a href="/people/687/000042561/">Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.</a> (actor, b. 9-Dec-1909, d. 7-May-2000)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/683/000042557/">Mary Pickford</a> (actress, m. 28-Mar-1920, div. 10-Jan-1936)<br><b>Wife:</b> Edith Louise Sylvia Hawkes (m. 7-Mar-1936, until his death)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/876/000165381/">East Denver High School, Denver, CO</a><br><p> <a href="/company/675/000053516/">United Artists</a> <br> <a href="/org/969/000205354/">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> President (1927-29)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 7022 Hollywood Blvd (motion pictures)<br> <a href="/event/635/000363543/">Traveled to the USSR</a> 1926<br> <a href="/lists/481/000045346/">Jewish Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/180/000090907/">The Private Life of Don Juan (28-Aug-1934)</a> · Don Juan<br> <a href="/films/885/000264093/">Mr. Robinson Crusoe (19-Aug-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/558/000041435/">Reaching for the Moon (29-Dec-1930)</a> · Larry Day<br> <a href="/films/045/000205427/">The Taming of the Shrew (26-Oct-1929)</a> <br> <a href="/films/063/000091787/">The Iron Mask (21-Feb-1929)</a> · D'Artagnan<br> <a href="/films/787/000265989/">The Gaucho (21-Nov-1927)</a> <br> <a href="/films/177/000078940/">The Black Pirate (8-Mar-1926)</a> · The Black Pirate<br> <a href="/films/397/000268590/">Don Q, Son of Zorro (15-Jun-1925)</a> <br> <a href="/films/599/000068395/">The Thief of Bagdad (18-Mar-1924)</a> · The Thief of Bagdad<br> <a href="/films/981/000036873/">Robin Hood (18-Oct-1922)</a> <br> <a href="/films/726/000034624/">The Three Musketeers (28-Aug-1921)</a> <br> <a href="/films/029/000037915/">The Mark of Zorro (27-Nov-1920)</a> · Don Diego Vega<br> <a href="/films/717/000346676/">A Modern Musketeer (30-Dec-1917)</a> · Ned Thacker<br> <a href="/films/103/000384945/">Wild and Woolly (24-Jun-1917)</a> <br> <a href="/films/231/000367127/">The Matrimaniac (16-Dec-1916)</a> <br><p> <b>Appears on postage stamps:</b><br> USA, Scott #2088 (20 cents, issued 23-May-1984)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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