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Charles Lederer

American film director and screenwriter (1906-1976) · United States · Writers · Died at 69

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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.

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Tony Award for Best Musical1954

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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. 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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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1976 · aged 69

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