Autographs, Books and Manuscripts

Lot 710
Fairbanks, Douglas Sr. (1883-1939) Silent film star and swashbuckling matinee idol of such films as Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924), in which he did all his own stunts. He was a founder of United Pictures and in 1920 he married the popular actress Mary Pickford.

Signed Photograph. A Glossy, 8 x 10" film still of the silent screens greatest swashbuckler, depicting the fallen hero on the brink of death, stretched out in a makeshift sick bed inside a tent, surrounding by solicitous friends, whose fate now hangs grimly in the balance. Fairbanks has signed in deep blue ink, "Douglas Fairbanks." Fine.
Estimated Value $125-200.