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Frederic De Belleville (February 17, 1855 in Liège – February 25, 1923 in New York City)[1][2] was a Belgian-born American stage actor.

Frederic De Belleville
Born	February 17, 1855 Liège, Belgium
Died	February 25, 1923 (aged 68) New York City, United States
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)

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

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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