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. He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family, filmed three times: first in Britain, in 1931; next in Sweden in 1932; and finally in Finland, in 1933. Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 6, 1884 (Detroit), Died October 27, 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Trial 1912-01-09-01] | Not documented | 1/9/1912 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fred Duprez | Monologue | speaker | |
Columbia | 3988 | 10-in. | between January 1908 and February 1909 | A vaudeville rehearsal | Fred Duprez | Comic scene, with orchestra | author, speaker | |
Columbia | 3995 | 10-in. | ca. Jan. 1908-Mar. 1909 | Make a noise like a hoop and roll away | Fred Duprez | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 4132 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1909 | How did the bird know that? | Fred Duprez | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | speaker | |
Columbia | 4190 | 10-in. | between January and November 1909 | Blitz and Blatz in an aeroplane | Fred Duprez ; Bob Roberts | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | author, speaker | |
Columbia | 4390 | 10-in. | ca. 3/26/1910 | I'm on my way to Reno | Fred Duprez | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 4480 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1910 | When you marry a girl for looks | Fred Duprez | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 19544 | 10-in. | 8/24/1911 | The 11:69 Express | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue, with orchestra | speaker | |
Columbia | 19881 | 10-in. | 5/10/1912 | Desperate Desmond | Fred Duprez | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
Columbia | 39197 | 10-in. | 1/24/1914 | Happy tho' married | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue | author, speaker | |
Columbia | 69066 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Economise | Fred Duprez ; Garrick Theatre Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | speaker | |
Columbia | 69069 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Smile : Telephone scene | Fred Duprez ; Maidie Hope | speaker | ||
Columbia | 69070 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Smile : Savoy scene | Fred Duprez ; Sydney Hope | speaker | ||
Columbia | 69193 | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Say "no," that's all | Fred Duprez | speaker | ||
Columbia | 69194 | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Wooden clothes | Fred Duprez | speaker | ||
Columbia | 69640 | 10-in. | approximately 1920 | Cohen and the company promoter | Fred Duprez ; Joe Hayman | speaker | ||
Columbia | 69641 | 10-in. | approximately 1920 | Cohen, insurance agent | Fred Duprez ; Joe Hayman | speaker | ||
Columbia | 73272 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | I don't want my cigar to go out | Fred Duprez | speaker | ||
Columbia | 73273 | 10-in. | 03/12/1923 | An awfully nice fellow to speak to | Fred Duprez | speaker | ||
Columbia | 75975 | 12-in. | approximately July 1917 | Happily married | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue | speaker, author | |
Columbia | 75976 | 12-in. | approximately July 1917 | The Irish question, sketch, part 1 | Fred Duprez ; Tom Stuart ; Lewis Sydney ; Williams and Warden | Comic scene | speaker | |
Columbia | 75977 | 12-in. | approximately July 1917 | The Irish question, sketch, part 2 | Fred Duprez ; Tom Stuart ; Lewis Sydney ; Williams and Warden | Comic scene | speaker | |
Columbia | 75978 | 12-in. | approximately July 1917 | Woman, lovely woman | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue | speaker, author | |
Columbia | 76230 | 12-in. | approximately September 1918 | Alone in a city full of girls | Apollo Theatre Orchestra ; Fred Duprez ; Leonard Hornsey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 76231 | 12-in. | approximately September 1918 | Battle front at home | Apollo Theatre Orchestra ; Fred Duprez ; Leonard Hornsey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 76274 | 12-in. | approximately September 1918 | Soldier boy | Apollo Theatre Orchestra ; Fred Duprez ; Maisie Gay ; Leonard Hornsey | Dialogue | speaker | |
Columbia | 76275 | 12-in. | approximately 1919 | Just chatter | Fred Duprez ; Maisie Gay | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
Columbia | 76340 | 12-in. | approximately 1919 | Henry comes home late | Fred Duprez ; Maidie Hope | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
Columbia | 76431 | 12-in. | approximately May 1919 | Brother Bill and father | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue | speaker, author | |
Columbia | 76432 | 12-in. | approximately May 1919 | The movies | Fred Duprez | Comic monologue | speaker, author | |
Edison | 3715 | 10-in. | 4/16/1915 | Happy tho' married | Fred Duprez | Monologue | speaker, author | |
Edison | 3720 | 10-in. | 4/20/1915 | Desperate Desmond | Fred Duprez | Monologue | speaker, author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duprez, Fred," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106680.
Duprez, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106680.
"Duprez, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Duprez, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92105890
Wikidata: Fred Duprez - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495032
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