Volume III: Biographies

FAIRBANKS, Jane *

Actress (1914-1915)

Thanhouser Career Synopsis: Jane Fairbanks appeared in Thanhouser films in 1914 and 1915.

Biographical Notes: Jane Fairbanks, divorced from J.M. Fairbanks, lived with her son Robert and twin daughters Madeleine and Marion, in New York City. By 1914 they had moved to 20 Stephenson Boulevard, New Rochelle. In 1915 and 1916 she and her children lived in Beacon Hall, adjacent to the Thanhouser studio. Jane Fairbanks was a typical "stage mother" who devoted much of her time and energy to furthering the careers of her daughters.

Thanhouser Filmography:

1914: The Widows Mite (6-28-1914), The Cripple (10-6-1914), A Messenger of Gladness (11-22-1914)

1914-1915 Serial: Zudora

1915: Her Menacing Past (1-5-1915), $1,000 Reward (2-26-1915), The Girl of the Sea (6-1-1915), The Two Cent Mystery (6-20-1915)

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