douglasfairbanks

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks "Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marion_Russell "Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864 – October 24, 1926), also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell, was an American artist of the Old American West. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures." www.cartermuseum.org/artworks/2339 "Research suggests that Russell created a clay model of Fairbanks as D’Artagnan in the summer of 1921, which was turned into plaster and cast as a single bronze for Mary Pickford to present to her husband later that year."

Thanks for the detail @swanq. I've requested the full names (including for the wife).

This might be of interest ... photos of Hollywood star Douglas Fairbanks, Snr visiting Foynes in 1939. Apparently a young JFK was in the plane as well [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngmcd/sets/72157623815287102/]

Dear naechsterhalt, truly the sucess of munsterset by encouraging wider involvement in history wonderful contribution.

What a wonderful sight this must have been - and still is.

The aircraft on the left,G-ADHK, is the Short S.21 "Maia", which was used to carry the smaller S.20 seaplane (named "Mercury") piggy-back style. The aircraft in the background is another Short flying boat (but not "Mercury").

There is no "small seaplane" in this photo.

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