Flobelle Fairbanks (December 14, 1907 – January 5, 1969), known professionally as Florence Fair, was an American actress.
Florence Fair | |
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.jpg) Fair c. 1925 | |
| Born | Flobelle Fairbanks December 14, 1907 Salida, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1969 (aged 61) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918–1946 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Margaret Florence Shirley Carter Burden, Jr. |
| Relatives | Douglas Fairbanks (uncle) |
Biography
editFair was born as Flobelle Fairbanks in Salida, Colorado. She was the daughter of John Fairbanks and Margaret McElvain, and the niece of actor Douglas Fairbanks.[1]
In 1936, she married photographer Shirley Burden.[1] Together, they were the parents of two children, a daughter and a son:[2] Margaret Florence (1936–2019)[3] and Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941–1996), who was a former assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy,[3] and who was married to Amanda Jay Mortimer (b. 1944) before their divorce in 1972.[4][5]
Fair died on January 5, 1969.[3] She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.[6]
Filmography
edit- Zaza (1923)
- The Moral Sinner (1924)
- Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
- Eyes Right! (1926) credited as Flobelle Fairbanks
- The Love of Sunya (1927)
- The Climbers (1927)
- What Happened to Father (1927)
- The Firebird (1934)
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
- I Am a Thief (1934)
- The Secret Bride (1934)
- Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
- The Florentine Dagger (1935)
- Dinky (1935)
- In Caliente (1935)
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
- Stranded (1935)
- Front Page Woman (1935)
- Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
- Page Miss Glory (1935)
- The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935)
- Stars Over Broadway (1935)
- Man of Iron (1935)
- Captain Blood (1935)
- Dangerous (1935)
- Freshman Love (1936)
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
- Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
- Hearts Divided (1936)
- Second Wife (1936)
- Undercurrent (1946)
References
edit- ^ a b "S. C. BURDEN TO WED FLOBELLE FAIRBANKS; Betrothal Is Announced of Screen and Stage Actress to Vanderbilt Kin". The New York Times. March 3, 1934. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Shirley Burden, 80, a Writer-Photographer". The New York Times. June 5, 1989. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c "MRS. SHIRLEY C. BURDEN". The New York Times. January 6, 1969. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (January 24, 1996). "Carter Burden, Progressive Patrician, 54, Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
- ^ "People, Jun. 26, 1972". Time. June 26, 1972. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Last week Amanda, 28, filed for divorce for "cruel and inhuman treatment." Carter, 30, replied: "I'm very surprised and disappointed."
- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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