Frederick Kohner(1905-1986)

Writer
Script and Continuity Department
Actor

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Frederick Kohner

Frederick Kohner was born on 25 September 1905 in Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Gidget (1965), Mad About Music (1938) and Hollywood Story (1951). He was married to Fritzi Klein. He died on 7 July 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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Known for

Sally Field in Gidget (1965)

6.9

TV Series

Writer

Deanna Durbin in Mad About Music (1938)

Mad About Music

7.1

Writer

1938

Jim Backus, Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Fred Clark, and Henry Hull in Hollywood Story (1951)

Hollywood Story

6.7

Writer

1951

1 sheet, 27 x 41,

The Lady and the Monster

5.7

Writer

1944

Credits

Writer

The New Gidget
6.3
TV Series
- based on the characters created by
- based on characters created by
- 1987
Gidget Gets Married
4.7
TV Movie
- based on characters created by
- 1972
Gidget Grows Up
6.5
TV Movie
- novel "Gidget Goes to New York"
- 1969
Gidget
6.9
TV Series
- creator
- story
- 1965–1966
Gidget Goes to Rome
5.1
- based on the characters created by
- 1963
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
5.7
- based on characters created by
- 1961
Gidget
6.6
- novel
- 1959
The Toy Tiger
6.4
- story
- 1956
Studentin Helene Willfüer
5.4
- Writer
- 1956
Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager
6.0
- screenplay
- story
- 1955
Adventure in Rio
5.3
- Writer
- 1955
Fireside Theatre
7.3
TV Series
- story
- teleplay
- 1954
The Revlon Mirror Theater
3.7
TV Series
- adaptation
- teleplay
- 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
5.9
- story
- 1953
Pictura
5.5
- Writer
- 1951

Script and Continuity Department

Actor

Personal details

Alternative name
- Friedrich Kohner
Born
- September 25, 1905
- Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary [now Teplice, Czech Republic]
Died
- July 7, 1986
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Fritzi KleinJuly 24, 1930 - July 7, 1986 (his death, 2 children)
Relatives
Other works
His novel, "Gidget," was adapted by Terry McCabe and Marissa McKown at the City Lit Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois with Sabrina Kramnich in the cast.
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Kohner's daughter, Kathy, would come home from her days at Malibu Beach and relay the stories of the day to her father which he in turn combined to write a best selling book, "Gidget." The book later became a premise for a handful of movies and a television series.

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