Charles Lederer

(1906-1976)

American film director and screenwriter

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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 prominent 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. A child prodigy, he entered the University of California, Berkeley at age 13, but dropped out after a few years to work as a journalist with Hearst's newspapers.

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Born	Charles Davies Lederer 31 December 1906 New York City, New York U.S.A.
Died	5 March 1976 (aged 69) Los Angeles, CA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Virginia Nicolson 1916-1996 · American actress · m. 1940; div. 1948 info edit

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Anne Shirley 1918-1993 · American actress · m. 1949 info edit

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Daniel info 1st child with Anne Shirley Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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George Lederer · Father · American Broadway producer and director edit info

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George W. Lederer · Mother · 1862-1938 edit info

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Reine Davies · Mother · 1886-1938 · American singer and actor edit info

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Pepi Lederer · Sister · 1910-1935 · American actress edit info

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Marion Davies · Aunt · 1897-1961 · American actress, producer, screenwriter and socialite edit info

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Anne Shirley · Family Member · 1918-1993 · American actress edit info

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