Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Net Worth is
$1.4 Million

Mini Biography

Although he appeared in approximately 100 films or Television shows, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. hardly ever really intended to consider up acting like a profession. However, the surroundings he was created into as well as the conditions normally led him to be always a thespian. Noblesse oblige. He was created Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. in NEW YORK, NY, to Anna Beth (Sully), girl of an extremely wealthy natural cotton mogul, and acting professional Douglas Fairbanks (created Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman), after that not yet founded as the swashbuckling idol he’d become. Fairbanks, Jr. got German Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), British, and Scottish ancestry. He proved a gifted son early in existence. To the finish of his existence he continued to be a multi-talented, hyperactive guy, not content to surface in the 100 movies mentioned above. Attractive, distinguished and intensely shiny, he excelled at sports activities (very much like his dad), notably during his stay in the Armed service Academy in 1919 (his part in Claude Autant-Lara’s “L’athlète imperfect” illustrated these capabilities). He also excelled academically, and went to the Lycéee Janson de Sailly in Paris, where he previously adopted his divorced mom. Extremely early in his existence he created a flavor for the arts aswell and became a painter and sculptor. Not really content to restricting himself to just one single field, he became involved with business, in areas as assorted as mining, resort management, running a string of bowling alleys and a company that manufactured snacks. During World Battle II he going London’s Douglas Voluntary Medical center (an establishment caring for battle refugees), was Chief executive Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unique envoy for the Unique Mission to SOUTH USA in 1940 before learning to be a lieutenant in the Navy (he was advertised towards the rank of captain in 1954) and getting involved in the Allies’ getting in Sicily and Elba in 1943. A fervent Anglophile, was knighted in 1949 and frequently amused Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in his London mansion, “The Boltons”. His film job began at age 13 when he was signed by Paramount Photos. He debuted in Stephen Techniques Out (1923) however the film flopped and his profession stagnated despite a critically acclaimed function in Stella Dallas (1925). Stuff really found when he wedded Lucille Le Sueur, a starlet who was simply soon to be better referred to as Joan Crawford. The youthful few became the toast of the city (one “Display screen Snapshots” event echoes this unexpected glory) and great parts and achievement followed, like the hapless partner of Edward G. Robinson in Small Caesar (1931) a favorably analyzed switch as the villain in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) or even more debonair personas in slapstick comedies or experience yarns. The 1930s had been a successful period for Fairbanks, his most remarkable role probably becoming that of the English soldier in Gunga Din (1939); though it was relatively of the “swasbuckling” part, Fairbanks made a spot of under no circumstances imitating his dad. After the Globe Battle II, his celebrity waned and, despite a shifting component in Ghost Tale (1981), he didn’t appear in a significant movie. Today a star himself, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. still left this world using the satisfaction of experiencing resided up to the Fairbanks name by the end of a lifestyle nobody could contact “squandered”.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Died	May 7, 2000, New York City, New York, United States
Height	1.85 m
Profession	Actor, Singer, Film producer, Screenwriter, Television producer, Naval Officer
Nationality	American
Spouse	Vera Shelton, Mary Lee Eppling, Joan Crawford
Children	Melissa Fairbanks, Daphne Fairbanks, Victoria Fairbanks
Parents	Douglas Fairbanks, Anna Beth Sully
Awards	Legion of Merit, War Cross for Military Valor, Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Order of the British Empire
Movies	Gunga Din, Little Caesar, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Rage of Paris, The Young in Heart, Sinbad the Sailor, Ghost Story, Our Modern Maidens, A Woman of Affairs, The Corsican Brothers, Morning Glory, The Dawn Patrol, The Exile, Angels Over Broadway, Having Wonderful Time, The Rise of Catherine the Great, Parachute Jumper, Union Depot, Joy of Living, The Fighting O'Flynn, That Lady in Ermine, The Power of the Press, Scarlet Dawn, Green Hell, The Life of Jimmy Dolan, I Like Your Nerve, The Barker, Rulers of the Sea, Loose Ankles, Jump for Glory, Love Is a Racket, Mister Drake's Duck, Outward Bound, The Narrow Corner, The Forward Pass, Success at Any Price, State Secret, Wild Horse Mesa, The Hostage Tower, Chase a Crooked Shadow, Broken Hearts of Hollywood, It's Tough to Be Famous, Stella Dallas, The Show of Shows, Stephen Steps Out, Man of the Moment, The Jazz Age, The Air Mail, A Texas Steer, The Toilers, Mimi
TV Shows	Douglas Fairbanks Presents