Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Motion Pictures Category Star

• Ceremony was on February 8, 1960

Motion Pictures Star for Douglas Fairbanks

Grauman Theater Footprint

Shown here is the actual cement slab in which Douglas Fairbanks placed his footprints.
"The king of Hollywood", Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (1883-1939) made his name in Hollywood history in swashbuckling silent roles such a Robin Hood and the Mask of Zorro. He was a co-founder of United Artists film studio, and in May 1929, he became the first host of the Academy Awards!

Pickford, Fairbanks, & Grauman

First Grauman's Chinese Theatre Footprints

Grauman, Pickford, & Fairbanks

First Grauman's Chinese Theatre Footprints
Along with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Sid Grauman, Pickford helped establish the tradition of setting one's footprints in cement infront of the Chinese Theater.

Pickford, Grauman, & Fairbanks

First Grauman's Chinese Theatre Footprints
During the ceremony, Sid Grauman also added his prints to the cement blocks in front of his spectacular Chinese theater.

• Believe It or Not!, the idea for the prints in wet cement is believed to have come from Mary Pickford accidentally stepping on wet cement on her way to see the theater.

Douglas Fairbanks

Autographed Matchbook