Frederic De Belleville | |
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| Born | February 17, 1855 |
| Died | February 25, 1923 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1873-1923 |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Emmy Mueller (1908 - 19??; union dissolved) Dorothy Chester (July 1898 - 19??; union dissolved) Kate Cleveland, aka Kate Massi (January 1, 1886 - April 1, 1893; her death) Edith Cornish (January 1, 1880 - January 5, 1884; union annulled) Julia Jacobs Josephs (1876-1884; union dissolved) |
Frederic De Belleville (February 17, 1855 in Liège – February 25, 1923 in New York City) [1] [2] was a Belgian-born American stage actor.
He began his career in 1873 in London and arrived in the United States in 1880. An early newspaper account records him as starring in a play False Friend for A. M. Palmer. [3] He was long a leading man on the stage to Clara Morris, Rose Coghlan, Mrs. Fiske and Viola Allen. [4] De Belleville appeared in three silent films.
De Belleville was apparently married and divorced several times.[ citation needed] An early wife Maude Stuart died in childbirth in 1886. Their newborn son also called Frederic De Belleville did not survive infancy. He is buried beside Stuart. [5]
Selected plays
- Hoodman Blind (1887) (w/ Viola Allen) [6]
- Honour (1895)
- Love Finds the Way (1898)
- Little Italy (1899)
- Monte Cristo (1900)
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1902)
- Divorcons (1902)
- The Eternal City (1902)
- Susan in Search of a Husband, A Tenement Tragedy (1906)
- A Marriage of Reason (1907)
- Samson (1908)
- Everywoman (1911)
- Where Ignorance Is Bliss (1913)
- Secret Strings (1914)
- Caesar's Wife (1919)
- The Guest of Honor (1920)
- The Humming Bird (1923)(*De Belleville died during this play)
Selected filmography
- The Daughter of the People (1915)
- A Trade Secret (1915)
- The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915)
References
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition p.126 by Eugene M. Vazzana c.2001
- ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 volume 2 D-H page 627 (same page under Belleville vol.1 A-C) compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; 1976 edition by Gale Research Company
- ^ Chicago Daily Tribune, December 12, 1880 "FALSE FRIEND, One Week Only"
- ^ Great Actors & Actresses of the American Stage, in Historic Photographs p.37 c.1983 edited by Stanley Appelbaum
- ^ Springfield Globe-Republic August 29, 1886
- ^ Morning Journal and Courier [New Haven, Ct] November 24, 1887; "Hoodman Blind"
External links
- Frederic De Belleville at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frederic De Belleville at IMDb
- North American Theatre Online: Frederic De Belleville
- portrait gallery(NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
- 1882 portrait of early wife Maude Stuart who died in childbirth in 1886(AlexanderStreet) [Wayback]
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