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Known for:	Little Caesar, Gunga Din, Morning Glory
Birth name:	Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks
Birthday:	9 December 1909, New York, New York, USA
Height:	6' 1" (1.85 m)

Son of Douglas Fairbanks. Interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in same crypt with father, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. His death was reported on the front page of the Times in London and Buckingham Palace expressed its condolences on his demise Created an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1949 Cousin of Lucile Fairbanks. Nephew of Robert Fairbanks. Cousin-in-law of Owen Crump. He had a lifelong, cultivated interest in international affairs. In 1941, FDR appointed him a special envoy to South America. He held the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit with V for valor in combat device from the U.S. government for his combat service in PT boats and gunboats. Host/narrator of the syndicated radio show "The Silent Man" (1951-1952). His father was his best man at his marriage to Mary. Daughters, Daphne, Victoria, and Melissa. Was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross, the French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre with Palm for his services during World War II. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 196-197. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Brother-in-law of Hal Le Sueur.

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