I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer. (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.)

I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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