in his fortunes. Actress Marion Shilling, who worked with Niblo on Young Donovan's Kid, said, "One of the reasons for his success as a director, certainly, was that he had been an actor himself. He could empathize, see and feel a scene from an actor's viewpoint. He never talked down to us. He was a lovely human being." Niblo retired in 1933 after more than 40 years in show business. The last 16 years were used to make more than 40 films, most of which were feature-length projects. He was an important personality in the early years of Hollywood and was one of the original founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In recognition of his role in the development of the film industry, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7014 Hollywood Boulevard on February 8, 1960. His Ben-Hur film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Niblo died in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery near his wife, Enid Bennett, with whom he had three children, in Glendale, California. His son with Josephine Cohan, Fred Niblo, Jr. (1903–1973), was an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. Filmography References External links Fred Niblo page at York, Nebraska's public library Fred Niblo at Virtual History Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders American male stage actors American male film actors American male silent film actors American film producers Vaudeville performers Male actors from Nebraska Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) 1874 births 1948 deaths People from York, Nebraska American people of French descent 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Nebraska