Frederik de Kock (16 January 1904 – 23 June 1945) was an Indonesian actor and singer who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the top five stars of

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, along with

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, Tan Tjeng Bok, and Miss Riboet II.

Early life

Frederik de Kock was born on 16 January 1904 at Duymaer van Twist, a cargo ship owned by Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij, the

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shipping company. He has a younger brother, Eduard de Kock, an actor, who was born in 1905, and later known as Eddy Kock and starred in ''

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'' (1940).

Personal life

Kock is a Christian Protestant. He was married to Noni Magdalena who later became an actress and using the stage name Dewi Mada, the couple later joined the

troupe and starred together in ''

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'' (1940) and ''

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'' (1941). Their marriage lasted until Kock's death in 1945. Mada died in 1947 in

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Career

Kock made her film debut in '' Dr. Samsi'' (1937), a drama film adapted from modern play script by Andjar Asmara. This film was produced in

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, British Bombay, with the help from Radha Film Coy studio, and was advertised as the first Malay language film that was made in India. The film later caused financial crisis and divided

into two groups. Willy A. Piedro group later continued their journey to United States, and Andjar Asmara group returned to

, including Kock. In 1940, Kock and his wife was recruited by

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to started a career in film industry. He along with his wife later starred in ''

'' (1940), where he sings ''Oh Ajah dan Iboekoe'' by Mas Sardi, and the songs later was published into a book for publicity by JIF Music Department.

Death

In June 1945, Kock and his wife performed along with their troupe in

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, for Lasjkar Rakjat. During the soccer match on 23 June where Kock acted as the referee, he vomited a blood and later suffered a fall.

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was performed on him and he was rushed to the hospital where he died that night at the age of 41. He was buried at Europese Begraafplaats Cemetery which was attended by Tegal residents and accompanied by the song "Djauh Dimata", according to his will.

Filmography

References

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