Fred Cavens
Belgian actor and fencer (1882-1962)
- Born
- 30 August 1882
- Died
- 30 April 1962
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer, actor, stunt performer
Frédéric Adolphe Cavens (30 August 1882, Laeken, Belgium – 30 April 1962, Woodland Hills, California) was a Belgian-born fencing master who emigrated to Hollywood and worked as an actor, stuntman and fencing master from the silent film era, then in television. He trained Jean Peters in the film Anne of the Indies (1951) and Guy Williams in the television role of Zorro.
Cavens was married to Elizabeth Francoise Saymons (1886–1971); they were the parents of Albert Frederic Rene Cavins, who followed in his father's footsteps.
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