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Fairbanks, like other visionaries who had embraced the idea of commercial television, had established himself early, before national networks were established—and well before stations in many cities were even built. This advance preparation made Fairbanks a key player in
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Paramount, seeing TV as the great rival to its continued success, issued an ultimatum to
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Multicam system where the soundtrack ran continuously. Cameras could be switched on and off at will, and the film from each camera could still be keyed to the soundtrack. That brought the cost way down."
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Jerry was a fine golfer for some years, among other things winning in 1954 the handicap championship at the
Lakeside Golf Club (where he was a member since 1950). His TV production company produced 26 episodes of
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In his personal life, Fairbanks was twice married before meeting in 1945 his lifelong love, actress
Marjorie Freeman (stage name: "Marjorie Marlow"). Among other things, Marjorie was a protégé of
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Fairbanks used the Zoomar Lens, now used almost universally in television to zoom from long shots to close-ups at will, without having to interrupt the telecasting to change lenses.
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