Douglas Fairbanks
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Douglas Fairbanks (1883 – 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. 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.
Though he was considered one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the 1910s and 1920s, Fairbanks's career rapidly declined with the advent of the "talkies". His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan (1934).
Max Ophüls's first Hollywood film was the Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. vehicle The Exile (1947).
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