Fred Ott

Frederick P. Ott (1860, New Jersey – 24 October 1936, West Orange, New Jersey) was an employee of Thomas Edison's laboratory in the 1890s. His likeness appears in two of the earliest surviving motion pictures – Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (a.k.a. Fred Ott's Sneeze) and Fred Ott Holding a Bird – both from 1894. In the former film, Ott takes a pinch of snuff, which causes him to sneeze.

Date of birth:

  • 1860

Date of death:

  • Oct 24, 1936 (age 76 years)
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