Film Stars Romances #3

A biographical account of Douglas Fairbanks' rise as a silent film star, beginning with his theatrical work around 1910 and his marriage to actress Anna Beth Sully, with whom he had son Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The narrative follows his early film career struggles and eventual success in Hollywood, his meeting and collaboration with Mary Pickford—which led to their marriage in 1920—and their celebrated partnership as major film personalities. The story concludes with Fairbanks' later life, including his divorce from Pickford in 1935, his 1936 marriage to Lady Sylvia Ashley in Paris, and his production of a new film starring his son, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.