Frederick Kohner

Frederick Kohner
BornFriedrich Kohner
(1905-09-25)September 25, 1905
Teplice-Šanov, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
DiedJuly 7, 1986(1986-07-07) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
ChildrenKathy Kohner-Zuckerman
RelativesPaul Kohner (brother)
Lupita Tovar (sister-in-law)

Friedrich Kohner (September 25, 1905 – July 7, 1986), credited professionally as Frederick Kohner, was an Austrian-born novelist and screenwriter, both in Germany and the U.S.

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.[1] He based the title character on his daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman.[2][3]

  1. ^ "THE NOVEL ORIGINS OF 'GIDGET'". Los Angeles Times. 1986-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ "The surf classic 'Gidget' is 60 this year, and it remains the 'absolute ultimate'". Los Angeles Times. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ ""It was my father's success": An interview with the real "Gidget"". September 2, 2015.