- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrederick Timmins De Cordova
- Nicknames
- Freddie
- Fred
- Educated at Northwestern University, Frederick De Cordova began his show business career on the stage, and came to Hollywood in the mid-'40s as a dialogue director. He graduated to director in 1945. He spent much of his career at Universal Pictures, where he turned out medium-budget westerns, comedies and musicals. In the mid-'50s he turned his main focus to television, directing and producing The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), The Jack Benny Program (1950) and December Bride (1954). Although he directed an occasional feature, he was much more successful on TV, and in 1971 became executive producer of the long-running late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).- IMDb Mini Biography By: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseJanet De Cordova(November 27, 1963 - September 15, 2001) (his death)
- Stayed with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in an advisory capacity until his death.
- Married his wife five days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
- De Cordova either produced, executive produced, or did both for all episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) between 1970 and 1992.
- He was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma International Male Fraternity.
- Before moving to Hollywood he worked for Broadway's Shubert Theater in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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