Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Never Got His Father’s Blessing
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Did you know that Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was married to Joan Crawford and that his father called her a gold digger? Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor that seemed destined for stardom. However, the late star claimed that he got into the profession by accident. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. received his name from his father, who was the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks Sr. While one might've assumed that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. would've been happy to have seen his son follow in his footsteps, he was anything but! The father never approved of the son's career path, and the two had a contentious relationship.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Was Reluctantly Born Into Stardom
01:34 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Became Involved in the War Effort
02:41 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr.’s Marriage to Joan Crawford
04:17 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Was Married Three Times
05:14 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Never Got His Father’s Blessing
06:57 - Outro
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Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was an actor that became known for his swashbuckling roles very early on in Hollywood’s Golden Age. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was born in 1909 before his father became famous. Watching his father become famous made Douglas Fairbanks Jr. want to become famous himself, though he claimed up until his death that he fell into the profession of acting by accident. Douglas Fairbanks Sr. wanted his son to get into business. When it became apparent that this wasn’t going to happen, the father threatened to disown his son and cut him out of his will.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. first started acting at the age of 13, when he signed a contract with Paramount Pictures. Over the course of the 1930s, the actor finally managed to become a star. After several years, it was his high-profile marriage to the similarly burgeoning Joan Crawford that managed to help the actor catch the public’s attention. The 1930s saw Douglas Fairbanks Jr. appear in such pictures as The Prisoner of Zenda and Gunga Din. However, he chose to take a break from acting during the 1940s to help out with the international war effort. He helped run a London hospital for war refugees, which resulted in him getting knighted.
Upon returning from World War II, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. finally got into a business like his father always wanted him to. He managed to secure his father’s begrudging respect, but never his blessing. Join Facts Verse as we explore how Douglas Fairbanks Jr. never got his father’s blessing.
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What, you guys send me a heart, and then take it back??? Lol 😂 supp with that..
What a handsome and talented man. He sure lived a long and productive life. It's sad when a parent doesn't support their child, especially when his father was an actor.
Never knew about him and Joan Crawford. Thank you for this upload. I learned a lot about him. 😊
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@@jackmorrison7379 , sorry I made a post and you're so offended by you need to be rude and an ass towards me. I'm 56 years old and a retired medical examiner and Forensic Pathologist. I'm focusing on the time I have left by enjoying each day I'm blessed to wake. Walk a mile in my shoes and you'll see things much differently. Have a nice day. 😊
I remember Junior advertising genuine wool suits on TV in his later years. He was a very elegant man.
Thank you. I am a huge fan of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It's so irritating to read comments about his father helping him. As you say, quite the opposite. His versatile, detailed, meticulous and natural acting genius is seldom recognized. Having watched most of his movies (many are considered "lost" films) he did everything superbly except sing. A ghost singer in That Lady in Ermine. Comedy, drama, tragedy, action, romance and practically everything in between. Only one each in Westerns (Wild Horse Mesa) Sci-fi (Mr. Drake's Duck) and horror (the disappointing Ghost Story which wasted the talents of Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Melvyn Douglas and John Houseman)
Keep it up. The man is mesmerizing in every film. No one. No one had that charm or the drop dead dazzling smile.
Amazing man. Wish his dad had been more supportive of his movie career. I know about Joan but not the other marriages. Very interesting life.
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Wow sounds like a very intelligent and accomplished man... I'd been proud if that was my son, well besides the failed marriages.. lol 😂
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Am I wrong if had big crush with actor who born more 100 years ago?. He wasn't only handsome and charming, he's gentleman and hero for his country.Truly a Hollywood prince.
Joan, you loss
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No I did not know he was married to Joan Crawford. Not surprised she was called a gold digger.
Pls do a video that talks about the descendants of Douglas Fairbanks sr
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. has never said 1 negative about Miss Crawford! Joan and the other three husbands she had have never spoke badly of her, ever!
Joan was a huge rising star in 1929 and these two were obviously wildly in love, but because of the stature of Doug Sr., & Mary Pickford, they leapt to wrong conclusions. Joan never “took” but gave her all to everyone!!
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In those early days acting was not respected profession, very few actors became became famous and even fewer made good money. That may be why his father wanted him to be a businessman or some other respected professional.
From personal experience, don't worry about unaccepting parents. Pursue your future with eyes on what you'll have, not what you don't. Their opinions don't matter once you're financially independent. Find those those that treat even, the least, well.
I struggling with my parent.I knew I'm still not enough financially, she always underestimate and stop me do new things to pursue my career.I respect her so much because she's my only parent. I'm very stuck and dunno what to do.
Thanks for your advice.
@@ladyarthuria If she treats you poorly then why stay, why the respect? I left my 'not so ideal' family to join the military, given my desperation. When 'you' are convinced you deserve better you'll leave, not before. Continued tolerance can't be good for your mental or physical health, given the many I've heard testify to the painful, essential, need to separate. Respectfully, don't concer. 👋🙁
@@juancana457 ofc I respect her, she take care of me since I was a reckless child. She only have me as daughter.Who will take care of her when she gets old?. I sacrificed my mental health, i forget my dreams and lost purpose of life. I do whatever she wants.
My dilemma.
Did you know Douglass Fairbanks, Jr appeared in the music video Only the lonely.
Ow really?. who's the singer?
@@ladyarthuria It was a cameo appearance at the end of the video and the band is The Motels. The band was big in the 80’s. They had two hit songs. Only The Lonely and Suddenly Last Summer.
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Deceptive and inaccurate. (is that an AI generated voice? It sounds like it). Douglas Fairbanks Sr. known as the First King of Hollywood WAS initially against his son's giving up education for an acting career. But as you somewhat concede toward the end Senior came around. You say without citation or source half-heartedly and still somewhat hostile. However, Senior's biography by Tracey Goessel published 2016 and titled "the First King of Hollywood", paints a totally different picture. They reconciled and father was supportive. Senior in fact urged Jr. to take the Prisoner of Zenda part. Jr. spoke warmly of his step-mother Mary Pickford and of his father in Jr''s late in life interviews. Your video is gossipy exaggeration for page views. No sources quoted by you predictably. Strictly for Gen Z who'll believe anything because this was all long before their time or in many cases their parents' time.
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