#Douglas Fairbanks

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Pickfair was a sprawling estate in Beverly Hills, California purchased and further renovated in 1919 by silent film actress Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks, the "Queen and King of Hollywood." The 25-room mansion was named by combining parts of their last names ("Pick" + "fair").

Pickfair was considered one of the most celebrated private homes of America, and became a famous symbol of Hollywood glamour and excess in the 1920s/30s. It hosted iconic parties with famous guests like Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller, F. Scott Fitzgerald and presidents Coolidge and Roosevelt. Life magazine described it as “a gathering place only slightly less important than the White House… and much more fun.”

After divorcing Douglas Fairbanks in 1936, Mary Pickford married actor Charles "Buddy" Rogers and continued living in Pickfair until her death, in 1979. A new owner, actress Pia Zadora, eventually demolished the mansion in 1990, despite some outcry. Zadora later claimed the place was haunted: “You can deal with termites, and you can deal with plumbing issues, but you can’t deal with the supernatural.”

A new mansion stands on the site bearing no resemblance to the original Pickfair.

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Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks hang the entrance signs for their Pickford-Fairbanks Studios near the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Formosa Avenue in West Hollywood. (Circa 1922)

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THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 104th Tilt

Robin Hood, Robin Hood (1922) VS. Haldir, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

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Robin Hood, Robin Hood (1922) Portrayed by: Douglas Fairbanks

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Haldir, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) Portrayed by: Craig Parker

“Long is the crush I have harboured for Haldir. My man. My dude. Literally as close to "just a guy" as any elf has ever gotten and I love that for him. He doesn't make the rules, he just follows them. He's reliable, solid, good humoured. He's one of the few elves in the movies who achieves the true elf vibe of the books, and I know this because I feel a sense of comfort and happiness any time he's on screen. The kind of guy you want to sit and have a draught with in companionable silence (unless maybe he breaks out into a three hour song, which is also fine and excellent). The way he looks down at you. But also the way he looks up at you. Grade A Husband Material; he deserved so much.”

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Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin in 1918.

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Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks arrive at Grand Central Terminal, November 1, 1931.

Photo: Edwin Dowling for the NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images

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Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood)—no propaganda submitted

Sessue Hayakawa (His Birthright, Bridge on the River Kwai)—One of Hollywood's earliest sex symbols, notable for being a Asian man presented as an object of desire

This is round 1 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

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Submitted: One of the First Hollywood Hearthrobs Was A Smoldering Japanese Actor. What Happened?

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Charlie Chaplin with Douglas Fairbanks and Jack Dempsey

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Pictured left to right - Franklin D. Roosevelt future 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), kneeling Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, behind him Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and her mother Charlotte Pickford, Washington D.C., April 6th 1918.

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Silver Screen magazine, March 1939

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A popular trio in the 1920s, Douglas Fairbanks, Jackie Coogan, and Rudolph Valentino.

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Good people of Tumblr,

As the Master of Revels it's my duty to determine what characters qualify for our tournament and which do not. However, it's just come to my attention while looking through the propaganda for Wolf [Scott Cohen, The 10th Kingdom] that The 10th Kingdom may not be an admissible property.

During the submission period we determined that characters from Once Upon a Time were not admissible, as the aesthetic of the fairytale realm in that show was not consistently medieval enough for Tournament standards, and now looking at screen caps I'm seeing that the same would seem to hold true for 10th Kingdom.

The Master of Revels recognizes that this was a severe oversight on her part and is grieved to announce that Wolf [Scott Cohen, 10th Kingdom] has been removed from the tournament and will be added to the Near Misses Pile. We humbly apologize for our oversight.

This leaves an opening (hopefully the last time this will be the case) that needs filling.

Over the past weeks, we have had inquiries from the electorate regarding Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood, Rutger Hauer as Martin in Flesh + Blood, and Joe Armstrong as Henry "Hotspur" Percy in The Hollow Crown - None of whom were submitted. As there has been stated interest in these Hot Medieval Men, we have determined that one of them shall be brought in to fill our empty slot in the Lists. We leave it to you, Fine People of Tumblr, to select our new contender.

This is a ONE DAY poll.

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Charlie Chaplin, John Barrymore and Douglas Fairbanks goofing around on the set of "Beau Brummel", 1924.

John Barrymore admired Charlie Chaplin and considered him a great artist. On June 21, 1925, he told the Times magazine: “The genius of Chaplin is like an iceberg—you only see what’s above water, but you sense the depths. Humor above the water, tragedy below.”

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Douglas Fairbanks, movie star, speaking in front of the Sub-Treasury building, New York City, to aid the third Liberty Loan.

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Mary Pickford, April 8, 1892 - May 29, 1979.

With Douglas Fairbanks and Ernst Lubitsch on the set of Rosita (1923).

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American actor Douglas Fairbanks on a vintage postcard