Evening star., 1933-07-03
DOUG AND MARY
MAY GET DIVORCE
Pickfair, PaIatiaI Home, for
Sale and Separation Is
Contemplated.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 3-Mary Pick
ford and Douglas Fairbanks, Doug and
Mary to their world Of film followers,
are contemplating q separation and
Pickfair, where Hollywood's wealth.
lest and most famous couple have lived
and entertained royalty, is for sale.
This announcement, from Mary Pick
ford herself, left Hollywood stunned
today. although rumors Of separation
had been current and had been denied
for more than two years.
These reports said that Fairbanks
had urged his wife to sell their palatial
home. He wanted to cultivate the
friendship of the nobility in Europe,
they said, while she preferred to remain
with her friends In motion pictures.
Miss Pickford's statement was brief.
If there should be divorce, the
ration between Douglas and me is con-
templated and Pickfair is for sale"
Tempest in q Teapot"
Robert Fairbanks. brother Of Doug
and manager of the Fairbanks Aim in
terests, said that although he had not
heard for several days from Doug. who
is in London, his opinion is that its
all tempest in a teapot and will blow
over"
Actually the two have been separated
much Of the time for the last two
years. Fairbanks has been touring Eu-
rope. hunting in Indo- China or making
picture in the South Sea Islands.
Occasionally Miss Pickford has accom-
panied him, but most Of the time she
"a in nr IN
City.
Fairbanks has indicated he realizes
that the peak of his popularity in mo-
ton pictures has passed and his chief
interest is enjoying himself with the
fortune the films brought him.
II have enough money and I've
worked all my life" he has declared.
Now I want to 60 places"
One Picture a Year.
Miss Pickford has limited her produc-
ton to about one picture year. Her
last film, Secrets" was but recently
released She made "Coquette' in 1929
as her first talkie and then "Kiki"
Fairbanks was away in the South
Sea Islands five months making his
last picture, Mr. Robinson Crusoe" +"
His first talkie was Reaching for the
Moon" and was followed by Around
the World in 80 Minutes" a sort of
animated travelogue which included
his hunting expedition to Indo-China
They co-Starred in one picture, The
Tanning Of the Shrew"
Miss Pickford is rated by the county
assessor as the second wealthiest per-
son in the film colony. Charles Chaplin
being first and Fairbanks third To-
gether the couples holdings approx
mate $4,000000.
Pickfair. with its elaborate furnish
ings has been valued at more than half
a million Here the Fairbanks have
entertained not only fllmdom's great,
but the titled Of Europe.
Prince George Guest.
Those entertained at Pickfair in
cluded Prince George of England.
Lady Mountbatten cousin Of the Prince
of Wales. the Duke of Apulia, second
cousin of King Emmanuel of Italy:
the Duke of Switzerland and Contessa
di FraSso of Rome.
Fairbanks, so. was born in Denver.
Colo, and Miss Pickford, 49, in Toronto
Canada. They were married in Holly
wood March 20, 1920, few days after
the actress divorce from Owen Moore,
screen actor, had become final.
Fairbanks was divorced in 1919 from
Ann Beth Sully. whom he married in
1907 The first Mrs. ai;banks was the
a few weeks ago by Joan Crawford.
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