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Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter and film director, known for his comic and acerbic adaptations and collaborations. He was a child prodigy, a friend of Ben Hecht and Herman Mankiewicz, and the nephew of actress Marion Davies.
Charles Lederer was born on 31 December 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Thing from Another World (1951) and His Girl Friday (1939).
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Charles Lederer was born on 31 December 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Thing from Another World (1951) and His Girl Friday (1940).
- December 31, 1911
- March 5, 1976
Mar 7, 1976 · Charles Lederer, the stage and screen writer, died Friday at the University of California Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 65 years old and lived in Bellaire, Calif.
Charles Lederer is probably best known for his adaptations, especially of comic material, in collaboration with such notable Hollywood writers as Ben Hecht, I.A.L. Diamond, George Oppenheimer, and Albert Hackett.
Biography. Former journalist who turned to screenwriting in the early 1930s and often worked in collaboration with Ben Hecht (e.g., "His Girl Friday" 1940, "Kiss of Death" 1947). Lederer's scripts were noted for their sharp wit, though his few directorial efforts proved somewhat lackluster.
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Charles Davies Lederer was an American screenwriter and film director. He was born into a theatrical family in New York, and after his parents divorced, was raised in California by his aunt, Marion Davies, actress and mistress to newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst.
