Charles Lederer

Charles Lederer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 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). With Ben Hecht, he co-wrote the original Kiss of Death which was to feature the actor Richard Widmark's chilling debut as the psychopathic killer with a giggle. In addition, he wrote and directed the 1959 film Never Steal Anything Small, an adaptation of a play by Maxwell Anderson and Rouben Mamoulian, starring James Cagney. The Spirit of St. Louis was Lederer's last significant film work. The films that followed that were primarily vehicles for established stars. In 1954, he won three Tony Awards for the Broadway Musical Kismet, as Best Producer (Musical), as Best Author (Musical) with Luther Davis, and as co-author of the book which, with several collaborators, contributed to the Best Musical win.

  • Title: Charles Lederer
  • Popularity: 2.064
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1906-12-31
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Charles Lederer Movies

  • 1960
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    Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

    6.361 1960 HD

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  • 1953
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    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    7.3 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Thing from Another World

    The Thing from Another World

    6.716 1951 HD

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  • 1940
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    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

    7.4 1940 HD

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  • 1955
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1947
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    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

    7.3 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1962
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    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1949
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    I Was a Male War Bride

    I Was a Male War Bride

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1952
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    Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

    6.7 1952 HD

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  • 1940
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    Comrade X

    Comrade X

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1960
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    Can-Can

    Can-Can

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1942
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    Fingers at the Window

    Fingers at the Window

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1962
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    Follow That Dream

    Follow That Dream

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    6.6 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Ride the Pink Horse

    Ride the Pink Horse

    7.198 1947 HD

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  • 1937
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    Double or Nothing

    Double or Nothing

    6.6 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1956
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    Gaby

    Gaby

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    Wabash Avenue

    Wabash Avenue

    4.7 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Tip on a Dead Jockey

    6.1 1957 HD

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  • 1964
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    A Global Affair

    A Global Affair

    4.5 1964 HD

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  • 1951
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    On the Loose

    On the Loose

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1959
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    It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1943
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    Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red, Hot and Blue

    Red, Hot and Blue

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1959
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    Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

    8 1959 HD

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  • 1935
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    Baby Face Harrington

    Baby Face Harrington

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1952
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    Fearless Fagan

    Fearless Fagan

    4.6 1952 HD

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  • 1939
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    Within the Law

    Within the Law

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1947
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    Her Husband's Affairs

    Her Husband's Affairs

    5.5 1947 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    6.574 1931 HD

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  • 1959
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    Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

    8 1959 HD

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  • 1933
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    Topaze

    Topaze

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 2001
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    Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

    7.446 2001 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Fiend Who Walked The West

    The Fiend Who Walked The West

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1967
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1937
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    Mountain Music

    Mountain Music

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cock of the Air

    Cock of the Air

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cock of the Air

    Cock of the Air

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1995
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    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    5.649 1995 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Lady from Shanghai

    The Lady from Shanghai

    7.3 1947 HD

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