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Douglas Fairbanks

1883 - 1939

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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked Vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Fairbanks is the 462nd most popular actor (down from 385th in 2019), the 999th most popular biography from United States (down from 693rd in 2019) and the 240th most popular American Actor.

Douglas Fairbanks was an actor and producer who became a major star of the silent film era. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in such films as The Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood, and The Thief of Bagdad.

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Among actors, Douglas Fairbanks ranks 462 out of 13,578. Before him are Andy García, Talia Shire, Burt Reynolds, Frances McDormand, Michele Placido, and Hanna Schygulla. After him are William H. Macy, Frances Farmer, Helena Bonham Carter, Mel Ferrer, Jane Seymour, and Vincent Cassel.

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Among people born in 1883, Douglas Fairbanks ranks 35. Before him are Wang Jingwei, Andrey Vyshinsky, Celâl Bayar, Johannes Blaskowitz, Angela Hitler, and Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. After him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Peter Kürten, Nina Ricci, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Joseph Pilates, and Georgios Papanikolaou. Among people deceased in 1939, Douglas Fairbanks ranks 18. Before him are Philipp Scheidemann, Werner von Fritsch, Anton Makarenko, Edward Sapir, Karl Radek, and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl. After him are James Naismith, Matthias Sindelar, Ferdinand von Lindemann, Antonio Machado, Anthony Fokker, and Louis Wain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas Fairbanks ranks 999 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Reynolds (1936), Jules Dassin (1911), Frances McDormand (1957), Arthur Ashkin (1922), John Mott (1865), and Andre Agassi (1970). After him are Greg Abbott (1957), William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), Frank Miller (1957), and Joseph McCarthy (1908).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Douglas Fairbanks ranks 240. Before him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Renée Zellweger (1969), Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), and Frances McDormand (1957). After him are William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), Mel Ferrer (1917), Pat Morita (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), and Jane Russell (1921).

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