Frederic Richard Sullivan

Frederic Richard Dickie Sullivan , was an Englishborn American film director and actor of the silent era. He directedfilms between 1913 and 1923. He also appeared infilms between 1913 and 1935. He also acted on stage. He was a nephew of the composer Arthur Sullivan.

Sullivan was born in Pimlico in London, England, the son of Fred Sullivan and Charlotte Louisa Lacy . His uncle was composer Arthur Sullivan. He had seven brothers and sisters Amy Sophie , Florence Louise , Edith Mary , Herbert Bertie Thomas , Maud Cissie Helen , George Arthur and William Lacy . Sullivans father died in 1877, leaving his pregnant mother with seven children under the age of 14. After his fathers death, Sullivans uncle Arthur visited the family often and became guardian to all of the children. In 1881, Charlotte married Captain Benjamin Hutchinson, a manyears her junior.

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