| Salma El-Sharkawy |
An American actor, born in New York City, USA. He was the only child of actor Douglas Fairbanks and his first wife, Anna Beth Sully. He went to the Military Academy in 1919. He then attended the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris, where he had followed his divorced mother and became a painter and sculptor. He also became involved in various business fields.
He headed London's Douglas Voluntary Hospital during World War II, and he was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's special envoy for the Special Mission to South America in 1940 before becoming a lieutenant in the Navy. His acting career began at the age of 13 when he signed with Paramount Pictures.
He is known for The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and Little Caesar (1931). He was honored with three stars on the Walk of Fame for his work in film, radio, and television. He received several medals for his service during WWII. He was married 3 times, first to Joan Crawford, then to Mary Lee Eppling, with whom he had 3 children and he stayed with her till she died, then married Vera Fairbanks. He passed away on May 7, 2000, in New York City, USA, from a heart attack.
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