Fred Ott

Male, Film actor

1860 – 1936

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Who was Fred Ott?

Frederick P. Ott was an employee of Thomas Edison's laboratory in the 1890s. His likeness appears in two of the earliest surviving motion picturesEdison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze and Fred Ott Holding a Bird – both from 1894.

In the former film, Ott takes a pinch of snuff, which causes him to sneeze.

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Born
1860
New Jersey
Died
Oct 24, 1936

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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