Otto Lederer

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Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer, silent film actor (SAYRE 5215).jpg
Lederer in 1925
Born(1886-05-17)May 17, 1886
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
DiedSeptember 3, 1965(1965-09-03) (aged 79)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Years active1912–1933
Spouses
Segunda Yriondo
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(m. 1925;div. 1929)​
Children1

Otto Lederer (May 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965 [1] ) was a Czech-American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1933, most notably The Jazz Singer , the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the Laurel and Hardy short You're Darn Tootin' . [2]

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Lederer was born in Prague. [1] In 1925, He married Segunda Yriondo. They were divorced on July 10, 1929. [3] Prior he was married to german actress Gretchen Lederer. Both had a son together (1908–1940). Lederer is entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. [1]

Selected filmography

Otto and Gretchen Lederer in Who's Who in the Film World (1914) Gretchen and Otto Lederer.JPG
Otto and Gretchen Lederer in Who's Who in the Film World (1914)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 431. ISBN   978-0-7864-7992-4 . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Otto Lederer". TCM. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Otto Lederer, Actor, Divorced In Los Angeles". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press. July 10, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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