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"Douglas Fairbanks" was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckler film/swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)/The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood (1922 film)/Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)/The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies.

An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of AMPAS/The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Academy Award/Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to 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. His career rapidly declined however with the advent of the "sound film/talkies". His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan (1934).