Lucile Fairbanks
| Lucile Fairbanks | |
|---|---|
 pictured in 1940 | |
| Born |
18 October 1917 Los Angeles, California |
| Died |
14 November 1999 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Lucile Fairbanks Crump |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939-1942 (film) |
Lucile Fairbanks (1917–1999) was an American actress who appeared in eleven feature films between 1939 and 1942, playing a lead role in Fugitive from Justice (1940) and Passage from Hong Kong (1941).
Personal
She was the niece of Douglas Fairbanks.[1] She was married to Hollywood writer-director Owen Crump.[2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | 1st Nurse at the Greenwich Clinic | (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Thelma | |
| 1940 | A Fugitive from Justice | Janet Leslie | |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Miss Carlson | (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Calling All Husbands | Bette Trippe | |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne, All American | Telephone Operator | (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde | Harold's girlfriend | |
| 1941 | Passage from Hong Kong | Marcia Calhoun | |
| 1942 | The Man Who Returned to Life | Jane Meadows Bishop | |
| 1942 | Klondike Fury | Peg Campbell |
Trivia
Fairbanks tested for the part of the second Mrs. de Winter in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca (1940). Hitchcock felt she had a "sincere and naive hopefulness", but did not take her audition seriously.[1] Joan Fontaine was ultimately cast in the role.
References
- 1 2 Leff, Leonard J. (1987). Hitchcock and Selznick: The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood. Grove. p. 51. ISBN 9781555840570. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Sragow, Michael (2008). Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master. Pantheon. p. 353. ISBN 9780375407482. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lucile Fairbanks. |
- Lucile Fairbanks at the Internet Movie Database
- "Lucile Fairbanks Crump". Findagrave. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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