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Fred Freed(1920-1974)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Fred Freed was born on 25 August 1920 in Portland, Oregon, USA. Fred was a producer and writer, known for The DuPont Show of the Week (1961), NBC White Paper (1960) and NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967). Fred died on 31 March 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 25, 1920
DiedMarch 31, 1974(53)
BornAugust 25, 1920
DiedMarch 31, 1974(53)
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Known for

Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week
6.4
TV Series
  • Producer
NBC White Paper
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967)
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1967
Nuclear Power in World Politics
Short
  • Producer
  • 1966

Credits

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Producer

  • NBC White Paper
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1961–1974
  • ABC News Close-Up (1960)
    ABC News Close-Up
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • The JFK Conspiracy: The Case of Jim Garrison
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1967
  • NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967)
    NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Nuclear Power in World Politics
    Short
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1964
  • The Right Man (1960)
    The Right Man
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960

Writer

  • NBC White Paper
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1961–1973
  • The JFK Conspiracy: The Case of Jim Garrison
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1967
  • NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967)
    NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Nuclear Power in World Politics
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • The Right Man (1960)
    The Right Man
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1960

Director

  • NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure (1967)
    NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967
  • NBC White Paper
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1965
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 25, 1920
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • March 31, 1974
    • New York City, New York, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Fred Freed was a leading practitioner of prime-time documentary during the genre's heyday of the 1960s. Working on the network flagship series NBC White Paper, he produced close to 40 major documentaries, which earned him seven Emmy and three Peabody Awards.

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