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Events on Tuesday 12 December 1939 1
1883 – 1939Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)Died 12 December 1939, aged 56Fairbanks was an American actor, and swashbuckling films such as The Mark of Zorro and Robin Hood made him a silent film star. He co-founded United Artists. He was also a founder and the first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.