The Douglas Fairbanks Museum will be closed from Nov. 21-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will close on Dec. 19, 2011 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, and reopen to the public on Jan. 2, 2012. Thanks for all your support this year and happy holidays!
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Museum Holiday Hours
Posted in Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, nonprofit arts organizations, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, tagged Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fairbanks Estate Auction in NY Sept. 13
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, tagged Douglas Fairbanks Estate, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Hollywood auctions, Johnston McCulley, Mary Pickford, Zorro on September 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. ESTATE AUCTION SEPT. 13th Doyle New York will hold a major auction of items from the estate of the late Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. on September 13th at 10 a.m. Eastern time. In addition to rare personal items of Doug Jr.’s, the auction catalog also contains several pieces that once belonged to [...]
Museum Celebrates Fairbanks’ 128th Birthday at Grand Reopening
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, mold, mold infestation, nonprofit arts organizations, sick building syndrome, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. on May 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
MUSEUM RE-OPENS IN SPITE OF HARDSHIPS By Dr. Laura Murray, museum volunteer Despite of the national economic recession, a mold infestation in the museum’s former building, and a burglary that resulted in the loss of hundreds of rare artifacts last year, the Douglas Fairbanks Museum is finally back open again. On what would have been [...]
Museum Reopening in May 2011
Posted in Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, United Artists, tagged classic movie news, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Silent Film Museums, Texas Museums on February 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
MUSEUM RE-OPENING ON SCHEDULE We are pleased to announce that the Douglas Fairbanks Museum will re-open to the public in May of 2011 as scheduled. Our doors will open Monday, May 23rd, on what would have been Mr. Fairbanks’ 128th birthday. The museum’s hours of operation are from 2-6 p.m, Monday through Friday. All [...]
February Features Fairbanks Films Every Week at the Silent Movie Theatre
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, nonprofit arts organizations, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Festivals, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, United Artists, tagged Art Deco movie theatres, Cinefamily, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks movies, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Los Angeles Art Deco theaters, Los Angeles movie theaters, silent movie screenings, Silent Movie Theater, Silent Movie Theatre on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our sincere appreciation and thanks to the Cinefamily for featuring an entire month of Douglas Fairbanks’ classic films at the Silent Movie Theatre, a Los Angeles landmark.(611 N. Fairfax Ave.) All throughout the month of February, Fairbanks films will be playing every Wednesday night in this vintage Art Deco movie house. All screenings are open [...]
“The Mark of Zorro” Coming to the Long Center Jan. 30th
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Long Center Austin, Long Center for the Performing Arts, The Mark of Zorro, Zorro on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
ZORRO SLASHES INTO AUSTIN! Rick Benjamin’s PARAGON ORCHESTRA plays the original score to Douglas Fairbanks’ ‘The Mark of Zorro’ January 30, 2011 4 PM Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX “Listening to a full band perform the complete scores, written and timed to the action, became a surprising delight…The audience chuckled [...]
Museum Artifacts Stolen in Holiday Burglary
Posted in Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, Mary Pickford, nonprofit arts organizations, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Festivals, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, United Artists, tagged art theft, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., museum burglary, museum robbery, museum security, museum theft, stolen artifacts, stolen cultural property on January 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2011 CONTACT: THE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS MUSEUM (830) 444-0523 Email BURGLARS NAB RARE FAIRBANKS FILMS, PHOTOS, ARTIFACTS IN HOLIDAY HEIST Items dating back to the early 1900s and valued at more than $10,000 (USD) were stolen from the museum’s collections during a late night burglary over the New Year’s holiday. Original [...]
Museum Consults on New History Channel Documentary
Posted in Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, libraries and museums, Mary Pickford, nonprofit arts organizations, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, tagged Allan Dwan, classic films, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., film history, movie censorship, profanity in movies, silent movies, The History Channel, Victor Fleming on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Douglas Fairbanks Museum recently provided research materials to the History Channel for an upcoming documentary about the use of language in film. Vintage news articles from the museum’s newspaper and magazine archives were requested by the network specifically pertaining to the 1916 Douglas Fairbanks comedy, The Habit of Happiness – reportedly the first [...]
Former Fairbanks Home Sells for $6.8 Million
Posted in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Hollywood History, Santa Monica Gold Coast, Santa Monica history on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 1922 house has ocean views and is nestled in Santa Monica’s ritzy Gold Coast area. The former Santa Monica beach house of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. has sold for $6,862,000. In an area that became known as the Gold Coast after Hollywood stars and industry giants built homes there in [...]
Museum Postpones Mar. 1 Grand Re-Opening
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Festivals, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, Gonzales, historic home preservation, historic home renovation, mold remediation, Silent Film, Texas, Texas Museums, The Douglas Fairbanks Museum, toxic mold on February 15, 2010 | 7 Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEB. 15, 2010 CONTACT: THE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS MUSEUM KERI LEIGH, CURATOR PHONE: 830-444-0523 EMAIL: DouglasFairbanksMuseum@gmail.com WEB: http://DouglasFairbanks.org DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS MUSEUM RE-OPENING POSTPONED The Douglas Fairbanks Museum’s re-opening, originally scheduled for Monday, March 1, 2010 is being postponed due to the discovery of toxic [...]
Silent Screen Legend Has a New Home in Gonzales
Posted in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Festivals, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, Gonzales Texas, Keri Leigh, Silent Film, silent movie, Texas film industry on January 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
SILENT SCREEN LEGEND HAS NEW HOME IN GONZALES The Gonzales Cannon January 22, 2010 The city of Gonzales is known for its history and museums. Now there is a new attraction to add to the list of tourist destinations. “I have been a silent movie fanatic since I was about five years old,” said Keri [...]
Silence Is Golden: Museum Pays Tribute to Fairbanks Sr.
Posted in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, D.W Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Screenings, Silent Film Stars, silent movies, Uncategorized, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, Gonzales Texas, Texas Museums, The Douglas Fairbanks Museum on January 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Silence is golden: New museum pays tribute to silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. The Gonzales Inquirer January 21, 2010 If you have never heard of the famed silent movie star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., before, chances are you will be hearing about him more and more if you live [...]
Opinion: New Museum Is Positive Step For Gonzales County
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, Uncategorized, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., film history, Gonzales Texas, Texas History, The Douglas Fairbanks Museum on January 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Our Opinion: New museum is positive step for Gonzales County The Gonzales Inquirer January 22, 2010 On the front page of today’s newspaper is a story about a new museum in Gonzales. It’s the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Sure, some might just blow this off as another fly-by-night thing in Gonzales. They are completely wrong. Museum [...]
We’ve Moved!
Posted in Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, United Artists, tagged Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Gonzales Texas on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
MUSEUM MOVES TO NEW LOCATION We are pleased to announce that the Douglas Fairbanks Museum has completed our move from Austin to Gonzales, Texas. Please update your records to reflect our new contact info: The Douglas Fairbanks Museum *NEW* Phone: (830) 444-0523 *New* Email: DouglasFairbanksMuseum@gmail.com Website: http://DouglasFairbanks.org We are working fast and furious to uncrate [...]
The 2010 Douglas Fairbanks Wall Calendar
Posted in Charles Chaplin, Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Film Museums, History Museums, Mary Pickford, silent cinema, Silent Film, Silent Film Stars, United Artists, tagged Classic Movie Stars, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., film history, Hollywood Calendar 2009, Hollywood History, Hollywood Hunks 2009 calendar, Hollywood Memorabilia, Movie Calendar 2009 on October 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
TWELVE MONTHS OF FILM FUN The Douglas Fairbanks Museum is pleased to announce the new 2010 Douglas Fairbanks Wall Calendars are now available in the museum gift shop. Pick one up for the silent film fanatic on your holiday shopping list! These lovely wall calendars each feature 12 classic images of Douglas Fairbanks from our extensive [...]
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