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name: "Charles Lederer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-lederer"
roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "31 December 1906"
died: "5 March 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:50:52.601525+00:00"
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# Charles Lederer

Screenwriter. Born 31 December 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 5 March 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 31 December 1906, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 March 1976

## Biography

Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter and film director. Born in New York City, he was raised in California by his aunt, the actress Marion Davies, after his parents divorced. He began his career as a journalist before entering screenwriting in the early 1930s.

Lederer collaborated frequently with Ben Hecht. His credits include the screenplay for *His Girl Friday* (1940), co-written with Hecht, as well as *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), *The Spirit of St. Louis* (1957), *Ocean's Eleven* (1960) and *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962). He also wrote and directed *Never Steal Anything Small* (1959). He died on 5 March 1976.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tcm.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *His Girl Friday* (1940), Fi1m 90, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md)

## Also known for

- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), Screenplay
- *The Thing from Another World* (1951), Screenplay
- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Screenplay
- *Kiss of Death* (1995), Original Film Writer
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962), Screenplay
- *Monkey Business* (1952), Screenplay
- *Kiss of Death* (1947), Screenplay

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