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M ary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were married on Sunday evening, March 28, 1920 and when the world learned of it three days later, the news was greeted with joy. On the front page, above the fold, the Los Angeles Times declared that the “famous film romance is crowned by nuptials,” almost as if the union had been expected for some time and had finally come to fruition.
May 8, 2000 · Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known forever to Hollywood as “Young Doug,” who never reached the zenith of worldwide fame enjoyed by his silent-era icon father, yet made his imprint on some 100 motion ...
Nov 13, 2009 · Fairbanks was born in Denver in 1883 and began appearing on stage in 1901. He married his first wife, Anna Beth Sully, in 1907 and had one son, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., but the marriage ended in ...
Mar 28, 2009 · In 1920 action/adventure silent film star, Douglas Fairbanks (36) married America's sweetheart, actress Mary Pickford (28). The two would spend sixteen years together as husband and wife, during which they built their home, Pickfair, became founding members of AMPAS (the Oscars people), and formed United Artists with Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith. At the time, they were the biggest stars ...
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Sep 27, 2020 · Comment. A little after 10:30 p.m. on March 28, 1920, “America’s Sweetheart” Mary Pickford married the love of her life, dashing actor Douglas Fairbanks, in a secret ceremony witnessed by ...
Feb 23, 2018 · Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks and Pickford first met in November 1915 at a party in Tarrytown, New York, at the estate of fellow actress Elsie Janis that both attended with their respective spouses. With much in common, the two struck up a friendship that turned romantic within the year, though they kept their relationship secret.
