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Douglas Fairbanks — Age & Birthday
Born: 23 May 1883 · Died: 12 December 1939 · Age at death: 56
How old was Douglas Fairbanks when he died?
Douglas Fairbanks died aged 56. He was born on 23 May 1883 and died on 12 December 1939.
Silent film star known for swashbuckling roles such as Zorro
Did you know?He was a founding member of United Artists and the first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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.
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- Age at death
- 56
- Would be
- 143
- Years since death
- 86
- Born
- May 23, 1883 · Denver, United States
- Died
- December 12, 1939
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Film, Business, Literature
Family
- Father
- Hezekiah Charles Ullman
- Mother
- Ella Adelaide Marsh
- Spouses
- Mary Pickford, Anna Beth Sully, Sylvia Ashley
- Child
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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- Died on December 12Douglas Fairbanks is remembered every December 12, along with 17 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Douglas Fairbanks was bornA newspaper front page for 23 May 1883, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayDouglas Fairbanks would be 143 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryDouglas Fairbanks's 144th birthday is in 209 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!144th
- Death anniversaryThe 87th anniversary of Douglas Fairbanks's death is in 47 days. A moment to remember their legacy.87th
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