Frederick William Rath (March 3, 1874 – August 7, 1954) was an American playwright and screenwriter.

Rath was born in New York.^[1]

He died in Monroe, New York.^[1]

Theater

Solitaire (March 1929), writer
Melodrama (1929), a play about Sing Sing^[2]
First Night (1930-1931), writer
Her Tin Soldier (1933), wrote and produced^[1]
Bigger Than Barnum (1946), co-wrote with Lee Sands^[3]

Films

Behind the Mask (1917)
The Mystic Hour (1917)
The Golden God (1917)
When You and I Were Young (1917)
Public Defender (1917)
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)
Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (1935), written by Milton Hockey and Fred Rath
Symphony in Black (1935)^[4]
Give Out, Sisters (1941), original story^[5]
Sing a Jingle (1944) screenplay^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Frederick Rath – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 19, 1958). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
^ Zolotow, Sam (February 8, 1946). "BENNY BAKER SIGNS FOR ROLE IN FARCE; Will Appear in 'Bigger Than Barnum,' Carnival Comedy by Rath and Sands" – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Fred Rath". BFI. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Fred Rath". www.tcm.com.

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