Frederick Kohner
Frederick Kohner · Arts & Literature
Author-screenwriter of Gidget, inspired by his daughter
1905, Teplice, Bohemia (Austria-Hungary) — 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
Bohemia · Germany · United States
Frederick Kohner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Author-screenwriter of Gidget, inspired by his daughter
Frederick Kohner was a Bohemian-born American author and screenwriter who created the character Gidget in his 1957 novel, based on his teenage daughter Kathy's surfing life; the book launched a wave of surf films and television. He earlier earned an Academy Award nomination for the story of 'Mad About Music' (1938). He was born into a Jewish family and fled Nazi Europe.
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Author-screenwriter of Gidget, inspired by his daughter
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