Fred Duprez

Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American actor, comedian and singer who performed in vaudeville, phonograph record and film. He made phonograph recordings in the US and the UK in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. Most of the films he appeared in were British.^[1] He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family,^[2] filmed three times: first in Britain, in 1931;^[3] next in Sweden in 1932; and finally in Finland, in 1933.^[4]

BornSeptember 6, 1884

Detroit, Michigan, US

DiedOctober 27, 1938 (aged 54)

Shipboard, en route to UK

OccupationsActor, comedian and writer

Spouse(s)Grace Hazard
(m. 1912; div. 191?)

Florence Isabel Matthews

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(m. 1916)​

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Fred Duprez
Caricature by George Cooke, 1916: Copyright, V & A Museum
Born	September 6, 1884 Detroit, Michigan, US
Died	October 27, 1938 (aged 54) Shipboard, en route to UK
Occupations	Actor, comedian and writer
Spouse(s)	Grace Hazard (m. 1912; div. 191?) Florence Isabel Matthews ​ ​ (m. 1916)​

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Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England.^[5] He was the father of the actress, June Duprez.^[6]