Frederick N. Martell

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Frederick N. Martell, 79, of New York City and a native of Montpelier, Vermont, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at Bellevue Hospital following surgery and a brief illness.
He was born in Montpelier May 7, 1937, son of Edmund A. and Etla M. (Croce) Martell. He graduated from Montpelier High School where he was active in athletics and school drama plays. He graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor's degree in design. He served in the U.S. Army for three years, with service in Germany.
Mr. Martell was a design draftsman for the Vermont Highway Dept. and later moved to Hollywood, California, to follow an acting career. He later moved to New York where he appeared in several television series and off-Broadway theater.
Mr. Martell was an accomplished artist and designer, creating collages of birds and other natural life scenes using colored leaves and natural products he obtained in annual autumn trips to Vermont. His works were shown and sold in East Coast states, Pennsylvania, and the state of Washington. He was also interior decorator, specializing in cabinets, interior shutters, floors and other wood specialty works. In 1991 he was commissioned to produce graphic promotional material for the State of Vermont's Bicentennial.
As an avid antique collector, Mr. Martell gathered countless English Ironstone, oil paintings and prints, all displayed in his home.
Mr. Martell resided in New York for 53 years, later joined by his long-time partner, Awad S. Awad, in the East village. He is survived by a brother Edmund (Skip), of Fairlee; sister Mrs. Frank (Marlene) Angulo, Miami, Florida, and several nieces and nephew.
Committal will be in the Vermont Veterans Cemetery, Randolph Center, at a selected July date.