Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in "Mimi" ~ This is a genuine vintage cigarette from the British Gallaher series Film Partners that was issued in 1935. It is card number 30. Condition: VF+

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II. The son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, and his first wife, Anna Beth Sully, with whom he grew up in New York, California, Paris and London. He began his film career during the silent film era and starred in a number of swashbuckling adventures such as Gunga Din (1939). His other films include Stella Dallas (1925), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), The Rage of Paris (1938), and Sinbad the Sailor (1947). He was married to actress Joan Crawford from 1929 to 1933. As a naval officer during World War II, he was influential in the formation of the United States Navy Beach Jumpers, currently known as the Navy Information Operations Command.

Born Douglas Elton Ulman in Denver, Colorado, Fairbanks began acting in amateur theater before reaching his teens. In 1915 he went to Hollywood and starred in several films for D.W. Griffith. Unsatisfied with this arrangement, Fairbanks formed his own production company. With Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford, Fairbanks founded United Artists in 1919. Fairbanks made successful social comedies but is more famous for his hugely popular action adventure swashbucklers made during the twenties. Fairbanks was an excellent athlete and used his physical abilities to advantage in his films performing the majority of his own stunts. His much publicized marriage to Mary Pickford ended in divorce in 1936. He was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and served as the first president.

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