Florence Fair
American actress (1907–1969)
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Flobelle Fairbanks (December 14, 1907 – January 5, 1969), known professionally as Florence Fair, was an American actress.
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December 14, 1907
Florence Fair | |
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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
Fair 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
- 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)
