Fairbanks

(ferbaŋks′)

Fairbanks, Douglas (Elton) 1883-1939; U.S. film actor

city in EC Alas.: pop. 30,000

Origin: after C. W. Fairbanks (1852-1918), prominent political figure

See Fairbanks in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of central Alaska north-northeast of Anchorage. It was founded in 1902 as a gold-mining camp. Population: 31,100.

, Douglas Originally Douglas Elton Ulman. 1883-1939.

American actor known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as Robin Hood (1922). His son Douglas, Jr. (1909-2000), played similar roles in motion pictures such as Gunga Din (1939).
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