Daniel Frohman was born on August 22, 1851 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on Cinderella (1914), Tess of the Storm Country (1914) and Snow White (1916). He was married to Margaret Illington. He died on December 26, 1940 in New York City, New York, USA.
Managing director of the Famous Players Film Co., formed in 1912.
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Vice-President of film production company Charles Frohman Inc., formed in 1922.
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A month before he died he broke his hip and then came down with pneumonia.
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Two years before he died he wrote his own obituary.
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Was president of the Actors Fund for 26 years.
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Became part owner of the Lyceum Theater in New York. His rooftop studio there became a mecca for artists of all types.
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Managed the Daniel Frohman Stock Company.
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Was an advance man for a minstrel show before becoming manager of the Madison Square Theater in 1879.
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Worked as an office boy for Horace Greeley for $6.50 a week. Considered him the most illegible writer in the world.
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Brother of Rachel Davison (1863-1931), better known as "Mother Davison" after she devoted her life to arranging entertainment for American service personnel during and after World War I.
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