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Charles Albert Fechter

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FECHTER, CHARLES ALBERT Anglo French actor, was born, probably in London, on Oct. 23, 1824, of French parents. He started as a sculptor, and though he made his debut at the Comedic Francaise in 1844, he returned to his studio ; but in 1846 he made a decisive success with a French company in Berlin. Next year he married the actress Eleonore Rabut (d. 1895) . For the next ten years he acted successfully in Paris; after 1860 he appeared with great success in London, and in 1870 he went to the United States, where he died on Aug. 5,