Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

American actor, film producer, and U.S. Navy officer (1909–2000) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.KBEPortrait by Allan Warren, 1973BornDouglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.(1909-12-09)December 9, 1909New York City, USDiedMay 7, 2000(2000-05-07) (aged 90)New York City, USOccupationsActorproducernaval officerYears active1916–1997Spouses Joan Crawford ​ ​(m. 1929; div. 1933)​ Mary Lee Epling ​ ​(m. 1939; died 1988)​ Vera Shelton ​(m. 1991)​Children3FatherDouglas FairbanksRelativesJack Whiting (stepfather)Mary Pickford (stepmother)Military careerAllegiance United StatesBranch United States NavyService years1941–1954Rank CaptainUnitBeach JumpersConflicts World War II Convoy PQ 17 Operation Husky Operation Dragoon Awards Silver Star Medal Legion of Merit (LOM) Italian War Cross Legion of Honour (Officer) Croix de GuerreKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Honorary) Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) (DSC) Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. KBE (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and United States Navy officer. He was a leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, notably in adventure and swashbuckling roles like in The Prisoner of Zen