Frederic De Belleville (February 17, 1855 in

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– February 25, 1923 in

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. De Belleville appeared in three silent films. De Belleville was apparently married and divorced several times. 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.

Selected plays

*''Hoodman Blind'' (1887) (w/

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November 24, 1887; "Hoodman Blind" *''Honour'' (1895) *''

Love Finds the Way ''Love Finds the Way'' (originally titled ''The Right to Happiness'') is a three-act play written by Marguerite Merington and first performed in 1896. Theatrical manager A. M. Palmer acquired the rights to a German play by Olga Wohlbrück, whi ...

'' (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

External links

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North American Theatre Online: Frederic De Bellevilleportrait gallery
NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
1882 portrait of early wife Maude Stuart who died in childbirth in 1886
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