 douglas elton fairbanks, jr., kbe, dsc (december 9, 1909 â may 7, 2000) was an american actor and a highly decorated naval officer of world war ii. ==early life== douglas fairbanks, jr. was born in new york city, the only child of actor douglas fairbanks and his first wife, anna beth sully. his parents divorced when he was nine years old, and both remarried. he lived with his mother in new york, california, paris and london. ==hollywood== fairbanks's father was one of cinema's first icons, noted for such swashbuckling adventure films as the mark of zorro, robin hood and [[the thief of bagdad (1924 film)|the thief o
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