Fred Niblo Jr.










































Fred Niblo Jr.
Born
(1903-01-23)January 23, 1903

New York City, New York, U.S.

Died February 18, 1973(1973-02-18) (aged 70)

Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Resting place
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education United States Military Academy
Occupation Screenwriter
Years active 1930–1950
Spouse(s) Patricia Henry (19??–1973; his death)
Children 1 son and 2 daughters
Parent(s)
Fred Niblo
Josephine Cohan

Fred Niblo Jr. (January 23, 1903 – February 18, 1973)[1] was a successful American screenwriter. He received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for the film The Criminal Code (1931) along with Seton I. Miller. Niblo retired from films in 1950 to become a businessman.



Life and career


Fred Niblo Jr. was born in New York City on January 23, 1903. He was a son of Hollywood director Fred Niblo and vaudeville entertainer Josephine Cohan, who was an older sister of Broadway legend George M. Cohan. He had studied at the United States Military Academy in West Point, before going to Hollywood in 1928.


Niblo began his career in 1930 and received an Oscar nomination for one of his first screenplays, The Criminal Code, at the 4th Academy Awards in 1932.


In a career spanning 20 years, Niblo had about 57 credits including Penitentiary (1938), No Place to Go (1939), The Fighting 69th (1940), Strange Alibi (1941), Four Jills in a Jeep (1944), and Incident (1949). After several years on the Columbia Pictures writing staff, he moved to Warner Bros. and spent the last decade of his career at RKO Pictures and 20th Century Fox. In 1950, he retired from films to work as a businessman.


Niblo was married to Patricia Henry (1910–1998) until his death in 1973. They had two daughters, Moira and Ann, and a son, Dennis.


Niblo died at Encino Emergency Hospital in Encino on February 18, 1973.[2] He was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery.



References





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  2. ^ "FRED NIBLO JR. SCREENWRITER, 70". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2018.




External links



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