Fred Fondren (May 16, 1948 – June 8, 1992) was an American actor. He played the role of Alfred Moore, a man dying from

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, in the 1993 film, ''

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''. Fondren died after the movie's completion and the movie is dedicated to him. Fondren was born in

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. Also known affectionately as "Freddie", he enrolled at Chapel Hill, working towards a double major in psychology and chemistry, when he attended an intensive Shakespeare Workshop at the

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in London, changing his life's course. After his return, he worked closely with a company of friends, doing theatre wherever they could. Eventually he became disenchanted and, while complaining to a good friend, she told him to "open your own". He and his close friend Robert Stocking found a former motorcycle shop on East Fifth Street in New York City's East Village, built a small stage (9'x12'), christened it "Prometheus", and opened for business. He remained there for the rest of his life, producing numerous shows.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fondren, Fred American male film actors American male stage actors Male actors from Alabama AIDS-related deaths in California 1948 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American male actors