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The actor's longtime home at Manhattan's Beekman building is now on the market for $1.75 million.

Douglas Fairbanks, original name Douglas Elton Ulman, (born May 23, 1883, Denver, Colo., U.S.—died Dec. 12, 1939, Santa Monica, Calif.), American motion picture actor and producer who was one of the first and greatest of the swashbuckling screen heroes. His athletic prowess, gallant romanticism, and natural sincerity made him “King of Hollywood” during the 1920s. After college study Fairbanks began playing stage bit parts and by 1914 had become a popular Broadway actor. He made his first...