Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr., KBE, DSC (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II. Read full biography of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. →
I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping.
What has always been at the heart of film making was the value of a script. It was really the writer who could make or break a film. But as we all... →
I never kissed my father until he was on his death bed.
I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.
I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer.
The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in 'Mommie Dearest' is not the Joan Crawford I knew back when.
Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and... →
My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but... →
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is.... →
I've often accused my grandchildren of never having seen one of my films.
I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society;... →
I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the... →
If you really want to know someone, you must see their emotions off guard. That's how I know Joan Crawford could never have been cruel to her... →
Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr., KBE, DSC (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II.