Fritz Leiber^[1]

1882 - 1949  (67 years)

• Name	Fritz Leiber
  Born	31 Jan 1882	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Oct 1949	Pacific Palisades, California   [2]
  Person ID	I167428	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Captain Albrecht Leiber,   b. 16 Feb 1836, Baden, Germany ,   d. 23 May 1892, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Meta Klett,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 28 Dec 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F63112	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ida Virginia "Brownie" Bronson,   b. Abt 1885, Odell, Illinois
  Married	9 Mar 1910	Santa Barbara, California   [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Fritz Leiber, Jr.,   b. 24 Dec 1910, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 5 Sep 1992, Children's Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F78512	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jan 1882 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 1913. Albert G. Leiber obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct 1949. Fritz Leiber, 65, Shakespearean actor, and former Chicagoan, died yesterday of a heart attack in his home in Pacific Palisades, Cal. Services will be held there Tuesday. He leaves his widow, Virginia, and a son, Fritz Jr. Mr. Leiber, who was born in Chicago, joined a troupe of Shakespearean actors when 18 years old, and toured the United States for several seasons. He later acted with David Warfield and Robert Mantell, noted actors. In 1917 he made the motion picture "Antony and Cleopatra," in which he starred with Theda Bara. In 1920 he formed his own Shakespearean company. In 1929, he became the director and star when the Chicago Civic Shakespeare society was organized. In 1934, he reorganized his own company and again toured the nation. Mr. Leiber is survived by his widow, the former Virginia Bronson of Pacific Palisades, a son, Fritz Jr., and a sister, Marie, both of Chicago. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Fritz Leiber Event: Marriage Event Date: 09 Mar 1910 Event Place: , Santa Barbara, California Gender: Male Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: Father: Mother: Spouse: Ida Virginia Bronson Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Mother: Reference Number: Film Number: 1289284 Digital Folder Number: 4640183 Image Number: 00500 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Fritz Leiber Event: Marriage Event Date: 09 Mar 1910 Event Place: , Santa Barbara, California Gender: Male Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: Father: Albecht Leiber Mother: Meta Klett Spouse: Ida Virginia Bronson Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Walter Bronson Spouse's Mother: Flora Holcomb Reference Number: Film Number: 1289286 Digital Folder Number: 4640185 Image Number: 00572