Fred Niblo (film director)

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Fred Niblo (1926)

Fred Niblo (born January 6, 1874 in York , Nebraska as Frederick Liedtke , † November 11, 1948 in New Orleans ) was an American film director and actor .

life and career

Fred Niblo began his career as a stage actor in vaudeville and toured the world for over two decades. He first came into contact with the film business as an actor during his time in Australia between 1912 and 1915. After returning to the United States, he made his first film as a director in 1916. In his first films he played the leading roles himself or his wife Enid Bennett . Niblo developed a reputation as a specialist in action-packed film spectacles, including the Douglas Fairbanks adventure films The Sign of Zorro (1920) and The Three Musketeers (1921). He reached the peak of his career in 1925 with the legendary film adaptation of Ben Hur , which then set standards in terms of effort. Towards the end of the silent film era, he also made two films with Greta Garbo that advanced her career.

When the sound film was introduced in Hollywood in the late 1920s, the star director was unable to build on his great successes from the silent film era . Niblo retired from directing into private life in 1932, only later, for fun, he sometimes took on smaller film roles as an actor until the 1940s. He was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscar every year . His first marriage was since 1901 with Josephine Cohan, the younger sister of George M. Cohan . Their son was the later screenwriter Fred Niblo junior . After Josephine's untimely death in 1916, Niblo married the Australian actress Enid Bennett , with whom he remained married and had three children until his death in 1948.

Filmography

  • 1916: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
  • 1916: Officer 666
  • 1918: The Marriage Ring
  • 1918: When Do We Eat?
  • 1918: Fuss and Feathers
  • 1919: Happy Though Married
  • 1919: Partners Three
  • 1919: The Law of Men
  • 1919: The Haunted Bedroom
  • 1919: The Virtuous Thief
  • 1919: Stepping Out
  • 1919: What Every Woman Learns
  • 1919: Dangerous Hours
  • 1920: The Woman in the Suitcase
  • 1920: sex
  • 1920: The False Road
  • 1920: Hairpins
  • 1920: Hur Husband's Friend
  • 1920: The Mark of Zorro ( The Mark of Zorro )
  • 1920: Silk Hosiery
  • 1921: Mother o 'Mine
  • 1921: Greater Than Love
  • 1921: The Three Musketeers ( The Three Musketeers )
  • 1922: Blood and Sand ( Blood and Sand )
  • 1923: The Famous Mrs. Fair
  • 1923: Strangers of the Night
  • 1924: Thy Name is Woman
  • 1924: The Red Lily ( The Red Lily )
  • 1925: Ben Hur
  • 1926: Demon Woman (The Temptress)
  • 1926: The Lady of the Camellias ( Camille )
  • 1927: The Devil Dancer
  • 1927: The Heartbeat of the World ( The Enemy )
  • 1928: The Conspirators ( Two Lovers )
  • 1928: The war in the Dark ( The Mysterious Lady )
  • 1928: Dream of Love
  • 1930: Beyond Life ( Redemption )
  • 1930: Way Out West
  • 1931: Young Donovan's Kid
  • 1931: The Big Gamble
  • 1932: Diamond Cut Diamond
  • 1932: Two White Arms

Web links

Commons : Fred Niblo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fred Niblo at Allmovie
personal data
SURNAME Niblo, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nobile, Federico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH York , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1948
Place of death New Orleans