Schiller, Frederik 1971-

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Dates:
Birth 1971

Biographical notes:

Born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, on 03 Jan 1910, Fred Schiller spent the Holocaust years as a refugee on various islands along the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia. He emigrated to the United States on 04 oct 1947. He presently resides in Washington, D. C.

From the description of Dancing Through the Minefields testimony. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). WorldCat record id: 122595435

Fred Schiller (1904-2003) was an American playwright, screen, and television writer born in Austria. Over the course of his career, Schiller wrote for more than fifty television shows. He also wrote a number of motion pictures and plays. Schiller was most active as a writer between the years 1939 and 1975. In the 1960s, Schiller was summoned by the House Un-American Affairs Committee due to mistaken identity.

From the description of Fred Schiller papers, 1942-1995. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31225057

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  • Musicians
  • Theater
  • Dramatists
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Holocaust survivors
  • Jews
  • Playwriting
  • Refugees
  • Resistance fighters
  • Television authorship
  • Television programs
  • Television writers

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Places:

  • Belgrade (Serbia) (as recorded)
  • Zagreb (Croatia) (as recorded)
  • Yugoslavia (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Split (Croatia) (as recorded)
  • Vela Luka (Croatia) (as recorded)
  • Korcula (Croatia) (as recorded)