Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films, including The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro, but spent the early part of his career making comedies. More about Douglas Fairbanks
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Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. He was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. With his marriage to actress and film producer Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became 'Hollywood royalty', and Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.In total, we tracked 531 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Douglas Fairbanks (Lot of 10 Douglas Fairbanks 1938 Single Signed Checks) was sold in February 2013 for $575.00 while the cheapest item (NobleSpirit NO RESERVE {3970} Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Autographed Photo) found a new owner for $0.01 in March 2017. The month with the most items sold (14) was April 2021 with an average selling price of $10.27 for an autographed item of Douglas Fairbanks. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2017 with $525.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.04 was March 2011. In average, an autographed item from Douglas Fairbanks is worth $15.00.
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Art Directors Guild spotlights Douglas Fairbanks and 'The Gaucho' (08/23/14): One of Douglas Fairbanks' last and darkest swashbucklers, 1927's "The Gaucho," screens Sunday at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre with live music accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Fairbanks plays an Argentine outlaw who dances a mean tango with newcomer Lupe Velez. His then wife,...
THE DVD SHELF: Chaplin's "Monsieur Verdoux," Olivier's "Richard III" and Douglas (05/18/13): This month's column looks at Blu-ray releases of the Chaplin classic, "Monsieur Verdoux"; Laurence Olivier's stunning "Richard III"; and the Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler, "The Thief of Bagdad." *
'The Thief of Bagdad' starring Douglas Fairbanks debuts on Blu-ray (02/16/13): Silent-film star Douglas Fairbanks is at the height of his swashbuckling fame with 1924's "The Thief of Bagdad." The epic swashbuckler makes its Blu-ray debut Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Day in history: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rochester (08/28/12): 1987 — 25 years ago Douglas Fairbanks Jr., a swash-buckling star during the Golden Age of movies, is in Rochester visiting his wife of 47 years, Mary Lee, who is undergoing tests at Methodist Hospital.