Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer · Arts & Literature
Tony Award — Best Musical
1910, New York City, USA — 1976, Los Angeles, USA
United States
Charles Lederer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Tony Award — Best Musical
Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter and Broadway author known for witty screwball comedies such as 'His Girl Friday' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', and for co-writing and producing the musical 'Kismet', which won the 1954 Tony Award for Best Musical. Raised partly in the orbit of Hollywood through his aunt, actress Marion Davies, he was a prized collaborator and script doctor. By his own circle's account, including his friend Ben Hecht, he was of partly Jewish descent, described as 'half Jewish and half Irish'.
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Tony Award — Best Musical
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Tony Award for Best Musical
