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Fred Whitman (actor)

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Fred Whitman
BornNovember 15, 1887
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 1945
OccupationActor

Frederick J. Whitman (November 15, 1887 – October 11, 1945) was an American actor during the silent film era.[1]

He was born in Findlay, Ohio.[1] His early career started in 1904 as a teenaged stage actor in stock companies located in the American south and midwest.[1][2] In November 1913, Whitman joined the Balboa Feature Film Company in Long Beach, California.[1] One of his early films was The Path To Sorrow (1913), a short silent film by director Bertram Bracken.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Justice, Fred C.; Smith, Tom R. (1914). Who's Who in the Film World: Being Biographies with Photographic Reproductions of Prominent Men and Women who Through Their Genius and Untiring Energy Have Contributed So Greatly Toward the Upbuilding of the Moving Picture Industry. Film World Publishing Company. p. 39.
  2. ^ Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (2015-08-13). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4766-0901-0.
  3. ^ "What Press Agents Say of Week's Theatrical Bills". Portland Sunday Telegram. October 4, 1914. Retrieved 2023-05-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Motography. Vol. 15. 1916. pp. 68, 779.
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