Frederick P. Ott (1860; New Jersey â€" October 24, 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 â€" Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (a.k.a. Fred Ott's Sneeze) and Fred Ott Holding a Bird â€" both from 1894.
In the former film, Ott takes a pinch of snuff, which causes him to sneeze.
Filmography
- Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
- Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894)
- The Kiss (1900)
See also
- Fred Ott's Sneeze
- William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, 1860â€"1935, production
- History of film
- Kinetoscope
- 1894 in film
External links
- Fred Ott at the Internet Movie Database
- Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7, 1894, Library of Congress
- Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze at the Internet Movie Database
- Fred Ott Holding a Bird at the Internet Movie Database
- Ott - A Modern Day Remake of Fred Ott's Sneeze at Ironic Sans
