Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., KBE, DSC (December 9, 1909 â€" May 7,
2000), was an American actor and producer, and a 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). He was the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and was
once married to Joan Crawford.Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. was born in
New York City; he was the only child of actor Douglas Fairbanks and
his first wife, Anna Beth Sully. His paternal grandfather was Jewish.
Fairbanks's father was one of cinema's first icons, noted for such
swashbuckling adventure films as The Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood and The
Thief of Bagdad. Fairbanks had small roles in his father's films
American Aristocracy (1916) and The Three Musketeers (1921).His
parents divorced when he was nine years old, and both remarried.He
lived with his mother in New York, California, Paris and London.
2000), was an American actor and producer, and a 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). He was the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and was
once married to Joan Crawford.Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. was born in
New York City; he was the only child of actor Douglas Fairbanks and
his first wife, Anna Beth Sully. His paternal grandfather was Jewish.
Fairbanks's father was one of cinema's first icons, noted for such
swashbuckling adventure films as The Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood and The
Thief of Bagdad. Fairbanks had small roles in his father's films
American Aristocracy (1916) and The Three Musketeers (1921).His
parents divorced when he was nine years old, and both remarried.He
lived with his mother in New York, California, Paris and London.
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