"You're the
popular tourist conception
of the arrogant Russian prince."
from Scarlet Dawn
I thought that there should be a website dedicated to this talented and debonair actor from the classic days of Hollywood. As the son of Douglas Fairbanks, (Douglas Fairbanks of silent movie fame) Douglas has been overshadowed by his father's legend but he is a movie star in his own right. The senior Fairbanks is of course more famous than his son, but my favorite actor has always been Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
I first saw him in the film Catherine the Great
in the late 1980's on late night public television and was impressed by his
riveting portrayal of this complex historical figure and since then I've tried
to see all of his movies. I think that he is a very talented actor who was equally
at home acting in screwball comedies, gangster films and swashbuckling adventures
.
Fairbanks epitomizes the essence of Hollywood in its heyday of the 1930's. He
was dashing, handsome, witty, charming and he was also romantically linked with
some of the most glamorous women in Hollywood including Marlene Dietrich and
Tallulah Bankhead. He was married to the biggest star of them all - Joan Crawford.
Onscreen he romanced Joan Crawford, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Katherine
Hepburn, Madeleine Carroll, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Danielle Darrieux, Nancy
Carroll, Betty Grable, and Maureen O'Hara.
My favorite Fairbanks Jr. films are: A Woman of Affairs (1928), Scarlet Dawn (1932), Captured (1933), Success at Any Price (1934), Catherine the Great (1934), Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and Rage of Paris (1938).
Turner
Classic Movies plays rare Fairbanks films that aren't available to buy on
video
TV Now - Douglas Fairbanks
Jr. - Follow this link to find out what Fairbanks flicks are airing on cable
this month
Fairbanks on DVD!!
The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937)/(1952) [DVD] DVD, The
Young In Heart [DVD](1938) , Gunga
Din [DVD](1939) DVD !
On the Movies
Unlimited website has a Gangsters Warner Brothers Collection,
a collection of 5 films including Little Caesar. Angels
Over Broadway [DVD](1941) is also available
on DVD.
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Reviews
of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s films - my personal look at the Douglas Fairbanks Jr. films that I have seen so far. To see Mr. Fairbanks' full filmography
go to the Internet Movie Database.
.
My Fairbanks Photo Galleries -- **NEW**!! Prisoner of Zenda Gallery, Young in Heart Gallery, Fairbanks
and Fairbanks II,
Fairbanks with Joan
Crawford, Fairbanks in Catherine
the Great, Fairbanks
and the ladies I, Fairbanks
with the Ladies II.
An Encounter with
Fairbanks - a piece written by Susan M. Gordon, thanks Susan!
Prisoner of Zenda movie website - a lovely tribute to this classic Fairbanks
film.
Fairbanks interview - about Fairbanks' film career.
Fairbanks Buster Keaton Interview is an interview with Doug about the famous
silent film star.
BBC News Obituary
Hollywood Forever's official website - Services were held at 1:00pm, Wednesday,
May 24, 2000, at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90038.
Seeing Stars - This site has info about Hollywood Forever and who is buried
there
Ebay - Ebay usually has a dozen or so various Fairbanks items (cigarette
cards, autographed photos, etc.) for auction.
Movie Forum: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - this site has information, a chat room
and links to other Doug sites.
Internet Movie Database - contains Doug Fairbanks Jr.'s filmography and
brief biographical details
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. wrote several autobiographies
about his childhood (growing up as the son of one of the world's most famous
movie stars), his acting career, his marriage to Joan Crawford, and the important
real life role he played during W.W.II. The book titles are The Salad Days and
A Hell of a War. If you're searching to purchase these books or any other books
related to Doug Jr. a good place to look on the web would be BookFinder.
Hopefully Douglas had a chance to see my web tribute to him, I mentioned to him in a letter I sent him at the end of 1998. I received
an autographed photo from him in return.
Thank you for visiting my
homepage!!
This page was created May 1998
and was last updated on May 18, 2008.
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dedicated to some of my other favorite film stars
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