Douglas Fairbanks

AKA:

The King of Hollywood

Birth Name:

Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman

Birth Date:

May 23, 1883

Birth Place:

Denver, Colorado

Death Date:

December 12, 1939

Place of Death:

705 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Heart attack

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Associates:

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

One of cinema's first icons, Douglas Fairbanks 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).

Fun Facts

Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. He was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. With his marriage to actress and film producer Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became ‘Hollywood royalty’, and Fairbanks was referred to as “The King of Hollywood”, a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

Cemetery map of Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles, California.

Grave Location:

Douglas Fairbanks Reflecting Pond

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery take the first right and drive all around the cemetery until you come to the Cathedral Mausoleum across from the lake. Park and walk around to the right side of the mausoleum for the reflecting pool and monument to the great actor Douglas Fairbanks.