Frederick Kohner
Screenwriter, Author
1905 – 1986
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Who was Frederick Kohner?
Frederick Kohner, born Friedrich Kohner, was an Austrian-born novelist and screen writer, both in Germany and the US.
He is best known for having created the "Gidget" novels, which inspired a series of movies, two television series, three telemovies and a feature length animated film. He based the title character on his own daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman.
Frederick Kohner died on July 7, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, aged 80.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1905
Teplice - Also known as
- Friedrich Kohner
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 7, 1986
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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