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Douglas Fairbanks born 23 May 1883 - died 12 Dec 1930 was an Americn actor, song-writer, director and producer. What was his relationship to the Civil War?

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His father, Hezekiah Charles Ulman, a native of Pennsylvania, was an officer in the Union forces during the Civil War.

Ulman was a Union Army Captain in the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves and afterwards practiced law in Philadelphia, New York City, and Denver.

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Fairbank's father, Hezekiah Charles Ullman, joined the Union forces at the outset of the Civil War, participated in several battles, was wounded and later became a Captain in the 5th Pa Reserves.
 
Fairbanks was born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman, son of Charles Ullman. His mother gave him the family name Fairbanks, after her first husband. Charles Ullman was a Union soldier who left the service in 1864.
 
Douglas Fairbanks born 23 May 1883 - died 12 Dec 1930 was an Americn actor, song-writer, director and producer. What was his relationship to the Civil War?

credit: @Seduzal
Douglas Fairbanks' father, Hezekiah Charles Ullman, was a Union Captain of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves (after fighting in several engagements and being wounded). Also, Fairbanks was partners with D.W. Griffith, founding United Artists, which produced "The Birth of a Nation."

Edit - Yes, it is true that Fairbanks and a couple other big stars partnered with Griffith to form United Artists. The studio probably produced a number of Civil War movies.

One of those might have been "Gone With The Wind," except for the fact that David Selznick wanted Clark Gable to play Rhett Butler and Gable was under contract with MGM.

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Douglas Fairbanks's father, Hezekiah Charles Ullman (1833–1915) was born in Berrysburg, Pennsylvania, but raised in Williamsport. He was the fourth child in a Jewish family consisting of six sons and four daughters. Charles's parents, Lazarus Ullman and Lydia Abrahams, had immigrated to the U.S. in 1830 from Baden, Germany. When he was 17, Charles started a small publishing business in Philadelphia. Two years later, he left for New York to study law. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1856 and began building a substantial practice. At the onset of the Civil War, Charles joined the Union forces. He engaged in several battles, was wounded, and later became a captain of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves. Charles left the service in 1864 and returned to his law practice. He subsequently founded the U.S. Law Association, a forerunner of the American Bar Association.
 
His father, Hezekiah Charles Ullman, was a Union veteran. "He engaged in several battles, was wounded, and later became a captain of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves. Charles left the service in 1864 and returned to his law practice." Source: Wikipedia article, "Douglas Fairbanks." (I realize that I should provide the url, but doing so inserts the whole lengthy article here, very major nuisance!)

Do note that "Douglas Fairbanks" was a stage name.
 
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