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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941).
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., "Father of the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers" Beach Jumpers were U.S. Navy special warfare units organized during World War II by Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks Jr. They specialized in deception and psychological warfare. The units were active from 1943 to 1946 and 1951 to 1972. [1]
Before 1960, the membership included Fanny Hanna Moore, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Edward Nason West, and Grayson L. Kirk. [3] As more people became involved in the Order, a need was felt for some organization to help in the coordination of fundraising and service efforts.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. – Hollywood Golden Age actor (Little Caesar) Gordy Falk – legendary pumpkin carver, nicknamed the "Pumpkin Man", and former naval intelligence officer; Bob Feller – baseball Hall of Famer, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians; John Fiedler – actor and voice actor (12 Angry Men, voice of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh ...
The Dawn Patrol is a 1930 American pre-Code World War I film starring Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.It was directed by Howard Hawks, a former World War I flight instructor, who even flew in the film as a German pilot in an uncredited role. [4]
In February Douglas Fairbanks Jr. signed to co star. [5] The script was written by W.P. Lipscomb who said the film wanted to pay tribute to the British colonial service. We attacked it by telling the story of one family, typical of hundreds of families who devote their lives to "the service."
The plane, a Douglas DC-4, smashed into the Tanana River near to the Fairbanks International Airport at around 10.40am local time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Independent ...
Captured! (aka Fellow Prisoners) is a 1933 American pre-Code film about World War I prisoners of war in a German camp. [N 1] The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. [3] Captured! was based on the short story "Fellow Prisoners" (1930) by Sir Philip Gibbs.