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Fred Ott

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Fred Ott

Born August 31, 1860 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died October 24, 1936 · aged 76

Frederick Paul Ott (1860 – October 24, 1936), a skilled machinist, was a key employee of Thomas Edison's laboratories from the 1870s until Edison's death in 1931. His likeness appears in two of the earliest surviving motion pictures – the well-known Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (a.k.a. Fred Ott's Sneeze) and the little-seen Fred Ott Holding a Bird – both from 1894. The former became an …

Known For

Dickson Experimental Sound FilmDickson Experimental Sound Film · 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
★ 6.11894
MovieMusic
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeEdison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze · 1894
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
★ 4.81894
MovieDocumentary
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.

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