Charles Davies Lederer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Charles Lederer (December 31, 1906 – March 5, 1976) was a prolific and well-connected American screenwriter and 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 considered among the best of the period, and he, along with writer friends Ben Hecht and Herman Mankiewicz, became major contributors to the film genre known as "screwball comedy".Among his 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).
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Luther Davis and his musical, "Kismet" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 1997 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
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American screenwriter, best known for his adaptations of comic subjects. Attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1929. Raised by his aunt, the actress Marion Davies. Through her connections to William Randolph Hearst, got a job as a journalist. Became a protégé of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, collaborating on the screenplay for 'The Front Page' (additional dialogue). Subsequently, became a well-respected writer of sharp, witty scripts, doing some of his best work in conjunction with the director Howard Hawks. Was under contract at Paramount in the early 30's; later at MGM (1938-42) and 20th Century Fox (1949-53), in-between freelancing.
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Introduced by Ben Hecht to prominent New York literati, he became a junior member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, presided over by writer and noted wit Dorothy Parker.
Had one son, Daniel, from his marriage to actress Anne Shirley. Daniel later became a poet.
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In 1954, won three Tony Awards for "Kismet:" as Best Producer (Musical), as Best Author (Musical) with Luther Davis, and as co-author of the book who, with several collaborators, contributed to the Best Musical win.
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