Gretchen Lederer

Gretchen Lederer
Lederer in 1916
Born	Greta Maria Schwallenback (1891-05-23)23 May 1891 Cologne, German Empire
Died	20 December 1955(1955-12-20) (aged 64) Anaheim, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1912–1918
Spouse	Otto Lederer
Children	1

Gretchen Lederer (née. Schwallenback, 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in 87 films between 1912 and 1918. She was married to actor Otto Lederer.

Early life

Lederer was born Greta Maria Schwallenback in Cologne, German Empire. She married Otto Lederer around 1907 with whom she had a son. They lived in Springfield, Massachusetts before moving to Los Angeles to begin their acting careers.

The couple divorced and Gretchen married Lewis Herbert Haney. She is interred with her son and both husbands at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Selected filmography

• Hearts in Conflict (1912)
• The Violin Maker (1915)
• The Chimney's Secret (1915)
• The Millionaire Paupers (1915)
• Under a Shadow (1915)
• Lord John's Journal (1915)
• Lord John in New York (1915)
• Bobbie of the Ballet (1916)
• The Grasp of Greed (1916)
• The Mark of Cain (1916)
• If My Country Should Call (1916)
• The Yaqui (1916)
• A Yoke of Gold (1916)
• The Morals of Hilda (1916)
• My Little Boy (1917)
• Polly Redhead (1917)
• Princess Virtue (1917)
• The Little Orphan (1917)
• The Rescue (1917)
• New Love For Old (1918)
• The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
• Riddle Gawne (1918)
• Wife or Country (1918)

Gallery

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  Still The Greater Law
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  The Morals of Hilda
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  Still Moving Picture Weekly
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  Gretchen and Otto Lederer
  Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
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  The Morals of Hilda
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  Cover Moving Picture Weekly
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  The Morals of Hilda

External links

• Gretchen Lederer at IMDb
• Gretchen Lederer at Find a Grave
• Gretchen Lederer at AllMovie