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"He was a swashbuckling, romantic, Hollywood lead"
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Sunday, 7 May, 2000, 17:41 GMT 18:41 UK Swashbuckling Fairbanks Jnr dies
Three weddings: Fairbanks with his third wife Vera
The rakishly handsome actor Douglas Fairbanks Junior has died in New York at the age of 90. His death was confirmed by a spokesman for the Frank E Campbell funeral home in New York, who did not disclose the cause of death. Fairbanks was one of the most famous names in Hollywood, and became the friend and confidant of royalty and statesmen. His movie career began at the age of 13 and he was fired after one film. But he went on to star as the handsome, romantic lead in a series of films, including Catherine the Great, The Prisoner of Zenda and Gunga Din. Hollywood royalty
Fairbanks had a way with women
Off-screen Douglas Fairbanks oozed charm, but he led a more complex life than the characters he played. The son of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and his first wife, Anna Beth Sully, he was born in New York in 1909. | |
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