
Known for
Writing
Born
December 31, 1906
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
March 5, 1976 (aged 69)
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Charles Lederer (December 31, 1906 – March 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was born into a prominent theatrical family in New York, and after his parents divorced, was raised in California by his aunt, Marion Davies, mistress to newspaper publisher William Randolf Hearst. A child prodigy, he entered college at age 13, but dropped out after a few years to work as a journalist with Hearst's newspapers.
Lederer is recognized for his comic and acerbic adaptations and collaborative screenplays of the 1940s and early 1950s. His screenplays frequently delved into the corrosive influences of wealth and power. His comedy writing was...
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Original Film Writer
1995
Original Film Writer
1967
Book
1964
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1962
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1962
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1960
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1960
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1959
Screenplay, Songs
1959
Director, Writer
1958
Adaptation
1957
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1957
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1956
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1955
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1953
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1952
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1952
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1951
Director
1951
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1950
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1949
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1949
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1947
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1947
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