NOTE: The Motion Picture Relief Fund and Home was founded in 1921 by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and other movie luminaries for the purpose of providing long-term assistance and nursing home facilities for elderly veterans of the film industry. Story from the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 15, 2009.
MOTION PICTURE FUND DEBACLE: IS HOLLYWOOD REALLY [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Legendary Motion Picture Hospital Closure Sparks Debate
Posted in Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Mary Pickford, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, United Artists, silent cinema, tagged acute care hospitals Los Angeles, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Hollywood History, Hollywood news, long-term care facilities, Los Angeles News, Mary Pickford, Motion Picture Home on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New Fairbanks “King of Hollywood” Exhibit Opens
Posted in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Mary Pickford, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, United Artists, silent cinema, tagged Academy Awards, Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Hollywood History, Hollywood history exhibits, Hollywood Memorabilia, Oscars, silent cinema, Silent Film on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AMPAS PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOUNDING FATHER FAIRBANKS
The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences announced on January 15th, 2009 the premiere of its new exhibit dedicated to movie idol Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks lived a multitalented, multifaceted life. His career as a silent film star who made the transition successfully to talkies is only one aspect of [...]
