Douglas Behl Fairbairn (December 20, 1926 – October 2, 1997)[1] was an American author who mainly wrote about South Florida.

After marrying in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1918, his parents relocated frequently, living in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.

(His father moved back to New York City and later died in Santa Barbara, California, in 1967.

[2]) His mother later remarried, to Wesley Hibbard Bunce, and they moved to Coconut Grove, Florida in 1938.

His screen credits include the television episode "A Man's World" (based on his novel of the same title) for Studio One in Hollywood, the episode "The Voice of Charlie Pont" on Alcoa Premiere (1962), and a 1976 feature film ("Shoot") adapted from his 1973 novel of the same name.