Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 â€" November 11,
1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.He 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 Gettysburg. Using the stage name Fred Niblo,
Liedtke began his show business career performing in vaudeville and in
live theater. After more than 20 years doing live performing as a
monologist, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he
worked in Australia from 1912 through 1915, where he turned to the
burgeoning motion picture industry and made his first two films.On
June 2, 1901, Niblo married Broadway actress Josephine Cohan, the
older sister of George M. Cohan. He managed the Four Cohans in their
two big successes: The Governor's Son and Running for Office. From
1904 to 1905, Fred resumed his stage career, appearing as Walter Lee
Leonard in The Rogers Brothers in Paris and then returned to
vaudeville.
1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.He 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 Gettysburg. Using the stage name Fred Niblo,
Liedtke began his show business career performing in vaudeville and in
live theater. After more than 20 years doing live performing as a
monologist, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he
worked in Australia from 1912 through 1915, where he turned to the
burgeoning motion picture industry and made his first two films.On
June 2, 1901, Niblo married Broadway actress Josephine Cohan, the
older sister of George M. Cohan. He managed the Four Cohans in their
two big successes: The Governor's Son and Running for Office. From
1904 to 1905, Fred resumed his stage career, appearing as Walter Lee
Leonard in The Rogers Brothers in Paris and then returned to
vaudeville.
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