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Friedrich Kohner (September 25, 1905 – July 7, 1986), credited professionally as Frederick Kohner, was an Austrian -born novelist and screenwriter, both in Germany and the U.S.
Mar 4, 2021 · Frederick Kohner, a screenwriter writing his first novel, was inspired by his own daughter Kathy, who to this day enjoys an odd sort of celebrity. You would not recognize her face or...
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Gidget (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ dʒ ɪ t /) is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu .
Frederick Kohner was born on 25 September 1905 in Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Gidget (1965), Mad About Music (1938) and Hollywood Story (1951).
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Frederick Kohner was born on 25 September 1905 in Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Gidget (1965), Mad About Music (1938) and Hollywood Story (1951). He was married to Fritzi Klein.
- September 25, 1905
- July 7, 1986
Frederick Kohner has 24 books on Goodreads with 9283 ratings. Frederick Kohner’s most popular book is Gidget (Gidget series, #1).
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Jun 1, 2001 · Her father, the German immigrant screenwriter Frederick Kohner, fascinated by the beach-shack counterculture, interviewed his perky daughter at length, eavesdropped with permission on her phone calls, fictionalized her adventures, and batted out this influential bestseller.
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