Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer (born December 31, 1910 in New York City , New York , † March 5, 1976 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter.
Life
Charles Lederer, nephew of actress Marion Davies , first worked as a journalist. Through the mediation of his friend Ben Hecht he found the film and worked there as a dialogue writer. Participation in the very successful comedy The Front Page paved the way for him to become a screenwriter. He wrote highly successful screwball comedies like His Girl for a Special Occasion or Darling, I'm Getting Younger , often in collaboration with co-authors, but he also wrote screenplays in the film noir genre. His later films received less attention, as did a few directorial work.
In 1949 he married the actress Anne Shirley . The marriage lasted until his death. They had a child together.
Filmography (selection)
- script
- 1931: The Front Page
- 1940: His Girl Friday ( His Girl Friday )
- 1940: Comrade X
- 1940: Darling, you've changed ( I Love You Again )
- 1947: The kiss of death ( Kiss of Death )
- 1947: Ride on the Pink Horse ( Ride the Pink Horse )
- 1948: I Was a Male War Bride ( I Was a Male War Bride )
- 1950: Vaudeville Princess ( Wabash Avenue )
- 1951: The Thing ( The Thing from Another World )
- 1952: Honey, I'm Getting Younger ( Monkey Business )
- 1953: Blondinen preferably ( Gentlemen Prefer Blonde )
- 1955: Kismet
- 1957: Lindbergh - My flight over the ocean ( The Spirit of St. Louis )
- 1957: Airfreight Opium ( Tip on a Dead Jockey )
- 1959: Can-Can
- 1960: Frankie and his cronies ( Ocean's Eleven )
- 1962: A Summer in Florida ( Follow That Dream )
- 1962: Mutiny on the Bounty ( Mutiny on the Bounty )
- Literary template
- 1958: The Killer with the Soft Voice ( The Fiend Who Walked the West ) (Source: screenplay for The Kiss of Death )
- 1994: Kiss of Death (based on the script for The Kiss of Death )
- 2001: Ocean's Eleven (Source: Script for Frankie and his cronies )
- Director
- 1942: Shadow at the window ( Fingers at the Window )
- 1951: On the Loose
- 1959: Never Steal Anything Small
Web links
- Charles Lederer at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Date of birth according to the Social Security Death Index , alternatively the years 1906 or 1911 are also mentioned
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 638.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lederer, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5th 1976 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |