Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., KBE, DSC,was an American actor and a decorated naval officer of World War II...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth9 December 1909
CityDenver, CO
CountryUnited States of America
father bed death-bed
I never kissed my father until he was on his death bed.
father trying would-be
I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.
queens hate names
I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping.
children want chance
If you really want to know someone, you must see their emotions off guard. That's how I know Joan Crawford could never have been cruel to her children. I really knew her, when she was still Billie, as she liked to be called in the early days. In a relationship as close as ours, I had the chance to see her in every kind of personal situation.
father men names
I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the Fairbanks name did make it easier to get into an office to see someone.
good-friend fascination reputation
I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.
directors hollywood stories
Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!
back-when heard
The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in 'Mommie Dearest' is not the Joan Crawford I knew back when.
father hero home
I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my fathers frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer.
anyone carbon emulate trying
I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.
along awkward boy frequent home sort worship
I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer.