Frederick Kohner

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Frederick Kohner
Born	September 25, 1905 Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary (located in present-day Czech Republic)
Died	July 7, 1986 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, screenwriter
Nationality	American

Frederick Kohner (September 25, 1905, Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary (present day Czech Republic) - July 7, 1986) was an Austrian-born writer.

He is best known for having created the "Gidget" novels, which inspired a series of movies, two television series, three telemovies and a feature length animated film. He based the title character on his own daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman.

Frederick Kohner died on July 7, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, aged 80.

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Characters	Gidget Larue Wilson Kahoona Moondoggie

Films	Gidget Gidget Goes Hawaiian Gidget Goes to Rome

TV films	Gidget Grows Up Gidget Gets Married Gidget's Summer Reunion

TV series	Gidget The New Gidget

Related	Frederick Kohner Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 42047309 LCCN: n83134290 ISNI: 0000 0000 6309 9520 GND: 1024589242 BNF: cb14111142j

Persondata
Name	Kohner, Frederick
Alternative names
Short description	Writer ("Gidget" novels)
Date of birth	September 25, 1905
Place of birth	Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	7-July, 1986
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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