Fred Niblo

Hollywood Stars : Frederick Liedtke

Born Name: Frederick Liedtke Birthday: 1874-01-06 (Year-Month-Day) Website: Spouse(s): Josephine Cohan (1901 - 1916) Enid Bennett (1918 - 1948)his death Children: Medium: Film director

Fred Niblo, Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.[edit] BiographyHe was born Frederick Liedtke 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 twenty years doing live performing, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he turned to the burgeoning motion picture industry, making his first two films in Australia.In 1901, Niblo married Broadway actress Josephine Cohan, the older sister of George M. Cohan. She died young in 1916, the year he began acting and directing motion pictures. While in Australia, he met actress Enid Bennett, whom he would later marry. As a Hollywood director, he is most remembered for several notable films beginning with his 1920 work The Mark of Zorro which starred Douglas Fairbanks. The following year he teamed up with Fairbanks again in The Three Musketeers and then directed Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand. In 1925, Niblo was the principal director of the epic Ben-Hur that was one of the most expensive films of the day but became the third highest grossing silent film in cinema history. Niblo followed up on this success with two major 1926 works, The Temptress starring Greta Garbo in her second film in America, and Norma Talmadge in Camille. Niblo went on to direct some of the greatest stars of the era including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, and Ronald Colman. In 1930 he directed his first talkie with two of the biggest names in show business, John Gilbert and RenГ©e AdorГ©e in a film titled Redemption.Fred Niblo retired in 1933 after more than forty years in show business. The last years sixteen were used to make more than forty films, most of which were feature length projects. He was an important personality in the early years of Hollywood and was one of the original founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In recognition of his role in the development of the film industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7014 Hollywood Blvd. His Ben-Hur film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.Fred Niblo died in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. His son with Josephine Cohan, Fred Niblo, Jr. (1903–1973) was a successful Hollywood screenwriter.[edit] FilmographyDiamond Cut Diamond (1932)Two White Arms (1932)The Big Gamble (1931)Young Donovans Kid (1931)Way Out West (1930)Redemption (1930)Dream of Love (1928)The Mysterious Lady (1928)Two Lovers (1928)The Enemy (1927)The Devil Dancer (1927)Camille (1926)The Temptress (1926)Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)The Red Lily (1924)Thy Name Is Woman (1924)Strangers of the Night (1923)The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)Blood and Sand (1922)Rose o the Sea (1922)The Woman He Married (1922)The Three Musketeers (1921)Greater Than Love (1921)Mother o Mine (1921)Silk Hosiery (1920)The Mark of Zorro (1920)Her Husbands Friend (1920)Hairpins (1920)The False Road (1920)Sex (1920)The Woman in the Suitcase (1920)Dangerous Hours (1919)What Every Woman Learns (1919)Stepping Out (1919)The Virtuous Thief (1919)The Haunted Bedroom (1919)The Law of Men (1919)Partners Three (1919)Happy Though Married (1919)Fuss and Feathers (1918)When Do We Eat? (1918)The Marriage Ring (1918)Officer 666 (1916)Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916)[edit] External linksBiography portalFred Niblo at the Internet Movie DatabaseFred Niblo page at York, Nebraskas public libraryFred Niblo at Find a Gravev В· d В· eThe films of Fred Niblo1910sGet-Rich-Quick Wallingford • Officer 666 • The Marriage Ring • When Do We Eat? • Fuss and Feathers • Happy Though Married • Partners Three • The Law of Men • The Haunted Bedroom • The Virtuous Thief • Stepping Out • What Every Woman Learns • Dangerous Hours1920sThe Woman in the Suitcase • Sex • The False Road • Hairpins • Her Husbands Friend • The Mark of Zorro • Silk Hosiery • Mother o Mine • Greater Than Love • The Three Musketeers • The Woman He Married • Rose o the Sea • Blood and Sand • The Famous Mrs. Fair • Strangers of the Night • Thy Name Is Woman • The Red Lily • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ • The Temptress • Camille • The Enemy • The Mysterious Lady • Two Lovers • Dream of Love1930sYoung Donovans Kid • The Big GamblePersondataNameNiblo, FredAlternative namesShort descriptionFilm directorDate of birthJanuary 6, 1874Place of birthYork, Nebraska, United StatesDate of deathNovember 11, 1948Place of deathNew Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_NibloCategories: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders | American stage actors | American film actors | American silent film actors | American film producers | American film directors | Vaudeville performers | Entertainers from Nebraska | Actors from Nebraska | Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | 1874 births | 1948 deathsHidden categories: Articles lacking sources from January 2008 | All articles lacking sources | Infobox person using deprecated parameters | Articles with hCardsPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to 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