Fred Duprez
Fred Duprez | |
|---|---|
 Caricature by George Cooke, 1916: Copyright, V & A Museum | |
| Born | September 6, 1884 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | October 27, 1938 Shipboard, en route to UK |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian and writer |
Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American film actor and comedian, who appeared mainly in British films.[1] He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family,[2] filmed three times in Britain, firstly in 1931;[3] once in Sweden in 1932 ; and once in Finland, in 1933.[4]
Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez.[5]
Selected filmography
- My Old Duchess (1933)
- Heads We Go (1933)
- Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
- Dark World (1935)
- No Monkey Business (1935)
- All That Glitters (1936)
- You Must Get Married (1936)
- Ball at Savoy (1936)
- Gypsy Melody (1936)
- Queen of Hearts (1936)
- The Big Noise (1936)
- Hearts of Humanity (1936)
- Cafe Colette (1937)
- O-Kay for Sound (1937)
- Knights for a Day (1937)
- Head over Heels (1937)
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
- Take Off That Hat (1938)
- Kathleen Mavourneen (1938)
- The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DUPREZ, Fred". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/DUPREZ1941MyWifeFamily
- ^ http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6beb6b5b
- ^ "VOI MEITÄ! ANOPPI TULEE (1933) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ Full Movie Review.com
External links
- Fred Duprez at IMDb
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