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.
Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Created and staged duels and sword fights
Tower of London (1939) as Fencing instructor
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) as Fencing dir.
The Black Swan (1942) as Fencing instructor
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) as Fencing instructor
Don Ricardo Returns (1946) as Fencing instructor
Forever Amber (1947) as Technical Advisor
The Black Arrow (1948) as Fencing master
Bagdad (1949) as Technical Advisor
Adventures of Don Juan (1949) as Fencing instructor
Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Fencing instructor
Cyrano de Bergerac (1951) as Fencing master
Anne of the Indies (1951) as Jean Peters' fencing instructor
Lydia Bailey (1952) as Fencing instructor.
Dreamboat (1952) as Clifton Webb's fencing instructor
Son of Ali Baba (1952) as Fencing coach
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Fencing tech adv.
The Robe (1953) as Fencing instructor
Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Supv of dueling scenes
The Vagabond King (1956) as Technical Advisor
References
^Evelyn Mack Truitt Who was who on screen 1977 -- Page 75 "CAVENS, FRED (Frederic Adolphe Cavens) Born: Aug. 30, 1882, Belgium. Died: Apr. 30, 1962, Woodland Hills, Calif. (uremia). Screen actor, stuntman and fencing master. Appeared in: 1922 The Three-Must-Get-Theres, 1927 King of Kings.
^Eugene Michael Vazzana Silent film necrology 2001 Page 85 Cavens, Fred [actor/fencing master] (ni Frederic Adolphe Cavens, b. Belgium, 30 Aug 1882 – 30 Apr 1962 [79], Woodland Hills CA; uremic poisoning). "Fred Cavens," Variety, 9 May 1962, p. 87. AS, p. 216. BHD1, p. 98. IFN, p. 51. Fred Cavens ...
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.
Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Created and staged duels and sword fights
Tower of London (1939) as Fencing instructor
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) as Fencing dir.
The Black Swan (1942) as Fencing instructor
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) as Fencing instructor
Don Ricardo Returns (1946) as Fencing instructor
Forever Amber (1947) as Technical Advisor
The Black Arrow (1948) as Fencing master
Bagdad (1949) as Technical Advisor
Adventures of Don Juan (1949) as Fencing instructor
Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Fencing instructor
Cyrano de Bergerac (1951) as Fencing master
Anne of the Indies (1951) as Jean Peters' fencing instructor
Lydia Bailey (1952) as Fencing instructor.
Dreamboat (1952) as Clifton Webb's fencing instructor
Son of Ali Baba (1952) as Fencing coach
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Fencing tech adv.
The Robe (1953) as Fencing instructor
Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Supv of dueling scenes
The Vagabond King (1956) as Technical Advisor
References
^Evelyn Mack Truitt Who was who on screen 1977 -- Page 75 "CAVENS, FRED (Frederic Adolphe Cavens) Born: Aug. 30, 1882, Belgium. Died: Apr. 30, 1962, Woodland Hills, Calif. (uremia). Screen actor, stuntman and fencing master. Appeared in: 1922 The Three-Must-Get-Theres, 1927 King of Kings.
^Eugene Michael Vazzana Silent film necrology 2001 Page 85 Cavens, Fred [actor/fencing master] (ni Frederic Adolphe Cavens, b. Belgium, 30 Aug 1882 – 30 Apr 1962 [79], Woodland Hills CA; uremic poisoning). "Fred Cavens," Variety, 9 May 1962, p. 87. AS, p. 216. BHD1, p. 98. IFN, p. 51. Fred Cavens ...