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Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.
Fred Niblo entered films in 1917 after two decades as a touring actor in vaudeville and one-time manager of 'The Four Cohans' (he married Josephine Cohan, the sister of George M. Cohan). He made his film debut with two early Australian silent films in 1916.
- January 1, 1
- York, Nebraska, USA
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- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Fred Niblo was a silent film director who made Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) and worked with Greta Garbo. He was also a vaudeville actor and a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- January 6, 1874
- November 11, 1948
Fred Niblo was a pioneer film actor, director and producer who worked with stars like Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino and Greta Garbo. He directed the epic Ben-Hur and founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Niblo was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in York, Nebraska, to a French mother and a father who had served as a captain in the American Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of ...
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Fred Niblo Jr. was born on January 23, 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. Fred was a writer, known for The Criminal Code (1930), You May Be Next! (1936) and Motor Madness (1937). Fred was married to Patricia Henry. Fred died on February 18, 1973 in Encino, California, USA.
