As per our current Database, Marion Fairbanks has been died on 20 September, 1973 at New York City, New York, USA.
When Marion Fairbanks die, Marion Fairbanks was 73 years old.
| Popular As | Marion Fairbanks |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | November 15, 1900 (New York City, New York, USA) |
| Birthday | November 15 |
| Town/City | New York City, New York, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Marion Fairbanks’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Marion Fairbanks was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Marion and her twin sister Madeline Fairbanks were born on November 15, 1900 in New York City. Their mother, 'Jennie (known professionally as Jane) Fairbanks' was also an actress and their father was the son of a Civil War veteran.
The twins began their career on the stage in such productions as "Alias Jimmy Valentine", "Mother", "Salomy Jane", "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and coutless others before they entered films with Biograph circa 1910.
They joined the Thanhouser Film Corporation in 1912 where they were known as "The Thanhouser Twins", and remained there until 1916. Their time was divided between stage and screen and in 1917 they began a run of several years with the Ziegfeld Follies.
In 1923, Madeline decided to pursue dramatic roles, while Marion continued in musical revues, touring in the title role with the "Little Nellie Kelly" company in 1924. By this time however, the girls were anxious to reunite and they were rejoined on the stage in George White's "Scandals".
In 1927 Marion married former Yale football star 'McCormick Steele', but within a few years the marriage had turned sour, and was a favorite topic for the gossip columns. They divorced and she married Ray Smith.
This union also ended in divorce, and she married for a third and final time, to William Delph. She succeeded 'Eleanor King' as the leading lady in "Whistling in the Dark" at the Waldorf Theatre in New York City in 1932.
But by the mid-thirties she was slowing down considerably in her acting career, turning instead to the beauty industry, opening a beauty parlor and directing a branch of a cosmetics company. In her later years she suffered from many problems, including addiction to alcohol.
Marion Fairbanks died on September 20, 1973 at the age of 72. Having no children, her sister Madeline was her only survivor.
