- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFritz Reuter Leiber
- Fritz Leiber was born on January 31, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Bagdad (1949) and Romeo and Juliet (1916). He was married to Virginia Bronson. He died on October 14, 1949 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
- SpouseVirginia Bronson(March 9, 1910 - October 14, 1949) (his death)
- Children
- His son, future science-fiction writer Fritz Leiber Jr., appeared with him in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939).
- His son, SF writer Fritz Leiber Jr, wrote a funny (albeit confessional) story entitled "237 Talking Statues, etc.", inspired by his difficult relationship with his father, in which Francis LeGrand II is confronted by the statues and paintings of the title, all self-portraits of his father in various roles, with which he discusses his relationship with his father.
- Fritz Leiber, Sr., was the father of famed science fiction author, Fritz Leiber Jr. (who looked very much like his father).
- On stage from 1902. Said to have enacted more than a hundred different Shakespearean roles.
- From 1929 to 1932, he directed and appeared with the Chicago Civic Shakespeare Company.
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