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{{short description|German actress}}
{{Short description|German actress}}
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{{Infobox person
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| caption = Lederer in 1916
| name = Gretchen Lederer
| name = Gretchen Lederer
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| caption = Lederer in 1924
| birth_name = Gretchen Schwallenback
| birth_name = Gretchen Schwallenback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|5|23|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|5|23|df=yes}}
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| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1912–1918
| yearsactive = 1912–1918
| spouse = [[Otto Lederer]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* [[Otto Lederer]],
* [[Lewis Henry Haney]]
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| children = 1
| children = 1
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'''Gretchen Lederer''' (née. '''Schwallenback''', 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA202|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|year=2015|publisher=McFarland | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8}}</ref> She appeared in 87 films between 1912 and 1918. She was married to actor [[Otto Lederer]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA431|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition = 3rd |first=Scott|last=Wilson|year=2016|publisher=McFarland | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn=978-0-7864-7992-4}}</ref>
'''Gretchen Lederer''' (née '''Schwallenback'''; 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA202|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|year=2015|publisher=McFarland | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8}}</ref> She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.
==Personal life==
Gretchen Lederer was born in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]. She was married twice. Her first husband was the Austrian-American actor [[Otto Lederer]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA431|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition = 3rd |first=Scott|last=Wilson|year=2016|publisher=McFarland | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn=978-0-7864-7992-4}}</ref> The couple had one son, Leroy Lederer Shepek (1908-1940).
Her second husband was the conservative American economist [[Lewis Henry Haney]].
Gretchen Lederer was still with him in 1955, when she died in [[Anaheim]], [[California]] at age 64.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Hearts in Conflict]]'' (1912)
* ''[[Hearts in Conflict]]'' (1912)
* ''[[The Violin Maker]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Violin Maker]]'' (1915)
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* ''[[If My Country Should Call]]'' (1916)
* ''[[If My Country Should Call]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Yaqui (1916 film)|The Yaqui]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Yaqui (1916 film)|The Yaqui]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Doctor Neighbor]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Black Friday (1916 film)|Black Friday]]'' (1916)
* ''[[A Yoke of Gold]]'' (1916)
* ''[[A Yoke of Gold]]'' (1916)
*''[[The Morals of Hilda]]'' (1916)
*''[[The Morals of Hilda]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Little Eve Edgarton]]'' (1916)
* ''[[My Little Boy]]'' (1917)
* ''[[My Little Boy]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Silent Lady]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Silent Lady]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Little Pirate]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Spotted Lily]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Lair of the Wolf]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Bondage (1917 film)|Bondage]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Bondage (1917 film)|Bondage]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Cricket (1917 film)|The Cricket]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Cricket (1917 film)|The Cricket]]'' (1917)
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* ''[[The Rescue (1917 film)|The Rescue]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Rescue (1917 film)|The Rescue]]'' (1917)
* ''[[New Love For Old]]'' (1918)
* ''[[New Love For Old]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Model's Confession]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Riddle Gawne]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Riddle Gawne]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Hungry Eyes (film)|Hungry Eyes]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Wife or Country]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Wife or Country]]'' (1918)
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Gretchen Lederer 02.png|Still The Greater Law
File:The Morals of Hilda 03.png|The Morals of Hilda
File:Gretchen Lederer 01.png|Still Moving Picture Weekly
File:Gretchen and Otto Lederer.JPG| '''Gretchen and Otto Lederer''' <br />Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
File:The Morals of Hilda.png|The Morals of Hilda
File:Gretchen Lederer 03.png|Cover Moving Picture Weekly
File:The Morals of Hilda 02.png|The Morals of Hilda
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:20th-century German actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century German actresses]]
[[Category:German expatriate actresses in the United States]]
[[Category:German expatriate actresses in the United States]]
[[Category:Actresses from Cologne]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 9 November 2023

Gretchen Lederer
Lederer in 1924
Born
Gretchen Schwallenback

(1891-05-23)23 May 1891
Cologne, German Empire
Died20 December 1955(1955-12-20) (aged 64)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1912–1918
Spouses
Children1

Gretchen Lederer (née Schwallenback; 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era.[1] She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.

Personal life

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Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was married twice. Her first husband was the Austrian-American actor Otto Lederer.[2] The couple had one son, Leroy Lederer Shepek (1908-1940). Her second husband was the conservative American economist Lewis Henry Haney. Gretchen Lederer was still with him in 1955, when she died in Anaheim, California at age 64.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
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