Records of Fred Macdonald on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Fred Macdonald and the Macdonald Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Macdonald Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Macdonald family tree.

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Some Famous People called Fred Macdonald

Fred MacDonald

Fred MacDonald (1895–1968), was an Australian actor best known for playing Dave Rudd opposite Bert Bailey on stage and screen, starting with the original 1912 production of On Our Selection. He also played a similar role, Jim Hayseed, several times on screen for director Beaumont Smith.

MacDonald was born in Scotland and moved to Australia when he was four. He established himself as a matinee idol on stage, acting with the Allan Wilkie Shakespeare Company. He first appeared opposite Bert Bailey in a comic part in The Shamrock and the Rose. He hit it off with Bailey, who cast him in On Our Selection.

Bailey and MacDonald also appeared on stage together in The Sentimental Bloke, playing Ginger Mick and the title role respectively. MacDonald also originated the role of Bill McQuade in Possum Paddock.

In addition to his stage and film performances, MacDonald worked extensively in Melbourne radio.

Source: Fred MacDonald, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Macdonald

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