Conrad Friberg [SEP] place of birth
Conrad Friberg
Conrad Friberg (1896-1989) was an American filmmaker, labor organizer and wallpaper hanger in Chicago, IL. Many of his films are credited to "C.O. Nelson". His best known work is "Halsted Street" which he produced when a member and lead organizer in the Chicago Workers' Film & Photo League. Portions of "Halsted Street" were re-used in .
Friberg was born in 1896 in Chicago, Illinois to John Friberg and Anna Marie Nelson, both immigrants from Sweden.
“post card” camera along the way.
Friberg's brother, musician James Friberg, was interviewed before the Special Committee on Victor L. Berger Investigation in 1919 regarding his activities in the Young People's Socialist League and interactions with William F. Kruse. In these hearings, it was also mentioned that Conrad Friberg had run the Young Socialist camp Yipsel at Fox Lake the previous year.
After the war, Friberg continued to use the name C.O. Nelson for his political film and photography work, as well as some articles in