The Decoy (1916), one of the motion pictures directed by George Lederer
Born to a Jewish family,[2] Lederer began his career when he joined a touring opera company at age 13, as a soprano singer. When he reached the age of 17, he collaborated with the producer Thomas Canary and leased the Casino Theatre, in New York City. In 1897, at age 25, he produced the musical The Belle of New York, which became one of the first American musicals to enjoy enduring success in England, where it ran for over two years.
He was married on October 19, 1889, to Ida Florine Newcombe, with whom he had a son, George W. Lederer Jr. (1891–1924), who became a theatre manager and press agent before dying aged 33.[3][4] He was divorced from Newcombe and married to Adele Rice on the same day in November, 1894.[4] Their son Maitland Rice Lederer became a motion picture executive.[5] He and Rice were divorced in 1906, and he married actress Reine Davies in January, 1907.[6] Their daughter Josephine Rose "Pepi" Lederer became a film actress, and son Charles Lederer became a screenwriter.[7] He later married Jessie Lewis, with whom he had two daughters, Glory and Geraldine.[8]
george, lederer, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources George Lederer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message George Washington Lederer 1861 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania 1 October 8 1938 was an American producer and director on Broadway from 1894 to 1931 He was the husband of actresses Reine Davies and Jessie Lewis and the father of Charles Lederer Pepi Lederer Glory Lederer and Geraldine Lederer George W Lederer 1914 or earlierBiography edit nbsp The Decoy 1916 one of the motion pictures directed by George Lederer Born to a Jewish family 2 Lederer began his career when he joined a touring opera company at age 13 as a soprano singer When he reached the age of 17 he collaborated with the producer Thomas Canary and leased the Casino Theatre in New York City In 1897 at age 25 he produced the musical The Belle of New York which became one of the first American musicals to enjoy enduring success in England where it ran for over two years Lederer was one of the first producers of musical Revues in the U S when together with Sydney Rosenfeld he presented The Passing Show in 1894 In 1903 while he was manager of the New York Theatre he presented the all black musical In Dahomey with music by Will Marion Cook and lyrics by poet Paul Dunbar It starred the prominent black vaudeville team of Bert Williams and George Walker Then crossing the Atlantic it played for seven months and received a Royal Command Performance at Buckingham Palace in England The cakewalk dance a highlight of the show became the rage of the town He was married on October 19 1889 to Ida Florine Newcombe with whom he had a son George W Lederer Jr 1891 1924 who became a theatre manager and press agent before dying aged 33 3 4 He was divorced from Newcombe and married to Adele Rice on the same day in November 1894 4 Their son Maitland Rice Lederer became a motion picture executive 5 He and Rice were divorced in 1906 and he married actress Reine Davies in January 1907 6 Their daughter Josephine Rose Pepi Lederer became a film actress and son Charles Lederer became a screenwriter 7 He later married Jessie Lewis with whom he had two daughters Glory and Geraldine 8 References edit LEDERER George W in Who s Who in America 1901 1902 edition p 669 Klawans Stuart April 9 2004 Finding an Audience Years of Invisibility The Forward George W Lederer Jr Variety December 24 1924 p 40 a b Two Wives in a Day George W Lederer Divorced and Married on Quick Time The Chicago Tribune November 24 1894 p 2 Maitland R Lederer Daily News New York NY July 23 1934 p 188 Defends Thaw s Wife George W Lederer Says Evelyn Nesbit was Wrongly Accused The San Francisco Call February 18 1907 p 14 Kidd Charles 1986 Debrett Goes to Hollywood New York St Martin s Press pp 94 96 ISBN 978 0 312 00588 7 George W Lederer Dean of Musical Producers and Star Maker Dies at 76 Variety October 12 1938 p 49 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Lederer George W Lederer at IMDb nbsp George W Lederer at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp George W Lederer at Playbill Vault nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Lederer amp oldid 1224150091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
