FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, an American actor, born in Denver, Colo., in 1883. He was educated at the Jarvis Military Academy in Denver, and at the Colorado School of Mines. He made his first appearance on the stage in New York in 1901 and afterward appeared as a star in several successful plays. His chief success, however, was won as a moving-picture actor, in which he attained great prominence, both in the United States and other countries.