THE APPROACHING CONFLICT.
Date: 23 May 1883
Douglas Fairbanks Birthday, Date of Birth
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked Vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Fairbanks started acting from an early age and established himself as an accomplished stage actor on Broadway by the late 1900s. He made his film debut in 1915 and quickly became one of the most popular and highest paid actors in Hollywood. In 1919, he co-founded United Artists alongside Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. Fairbanks married Pickford in 1920 and the couple came to be regarded as "Hollywood royalty". Primarily a comedic actor early in his career, he moved into the adventure genre with the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro and found further success in films including Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924).
Fairbanks' career rapidly declined with the advent of the "talkies" in the late 1920s. His final film was The Private Life of Don Juan (1934), after which he retired from acting but continued to be marginally involved in the film industry and United Artists. He died in 1939 at the age of 56.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Wednesday, May 23, 1883
- Place of Birth
- Denver
- Age
- 142
- Star Sign
- ♊
The May 23, 1883 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 142 day of the year. President of the United States was Chester Arthur.
If you were born on this day, you are 142 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, May 23, 2025, 143 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in 221 days. You have lived for 52,008 days, or about 1,248,211 hours, or about 74,892,712 minutes, or about 4,493,562,720 seconds.
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23rd of May 1883 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 23, 1883
THE DEEDS OF WRONG-DOERS.; TWO MURDERS IN TEXAS--THE "TROPIC'S" OFFICERS ON TRIAL--ROBBERIES.
Date: 23 May 1883
GENERAL TELEGRAPH NEWS; AN OHIO REPUBLICAN DILEMMA. THE STATE CONVENTION CALLED FOR TOO EARLY A DATE.
Date: 23 May 1883
SMALL-POX IN A MUSICAL SCHOOL.; PUPILS IN A CINCINNATI INSTITUTION STRICKEN DOWN WITH DISEASE.
Date: 23 May 1883