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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". Born in Denver , Colorado, Fairbanks started acting from an early age and established himself as an accomplished stage actor on Broadway by the late s. He made his film debut in and quickly became one of the most popular and highest paid actors in Hollywood.

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Fairbanks married Pickford in and the couple came to be regarded as "Hollywood royalty". Primarily a comedic actor early in his career, he moved into the adventure genre with the film The Mark of Zorro and found further success in films including Robin Hood and The Thief of Bagdad Fairbanks' career rapidly declined with the advent of the " talkies " in the late s.

His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan , after which he retired from acting but continued to be marginally involved in the film industry and United Artists. He died in at the age of He had two half-brothers, John Fairbanks Jr. His father, known as Charles, was born in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania , and raised in Williamsport.