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Charles Davies Lederer (December 31, 1910 – March 5, 1976) 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.
Fingers At The Window -- (Movie Clip) You Must Not Forgive Chicago is all-but shut down due to a wave of unsolved axe murders so actor Oliver (Lew Ayres), still in costume, saunters home after his play closed, and a bird-shop owner (Charles Waggenheim) is visited by not-quite seen Basil Rathbone, and Laraine Day happens by, early in MGM’s Fingers At The Window, 1942.
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.
- December 31, 1906
Biography Charles Lederer's notable screenplays which he wrote or co-wrote, were The Front Page (1931), the critically acclaimed His Girl Friday (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Ocean's 11 (1960), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).
Charles Lederer Active - 1931 - 2001 | Born - Dec 31, 1906 | Died - Mar 5, 1976 | Genres - Comedy , Romance , Drama Overview ↓
Charles Lederer. Writer: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 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).
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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. Mr. Lederer was producer and co ...
