Which American actor has his own coat of arms with the motto "Fides conatus et fidelitas"?

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Which American actor has his own coat of arms with the motto "Fides conatus et fidelitas"?

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Last updated Aug 03 2022.
Originally posted Aug 01 2022 9:52 PM.

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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Douglas_Fairbanks,_Jr..svg

The College of Arms in London granted Fairbanks a coat of arms symbolizing the U.S. and Britain united across the blue Atlantic Ocean by a silken knot of friendship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.#Awards_and_honors

Aug 01 2022, 10:13 PM

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The grant of arms is associated with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. being made a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1949, in recognition of his efforts to support Britain in the Second World War before the US was involved. This directly relates to the symbolism in the arms. See

https://drdudsdicta.com/2015/10/03/non-national-knighthoods/

Which American actor has his own coat of arms with the motto "Fides conatus et fidelitas"?

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