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

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- Name
- Gretchen Lederer
- Birth Name
- Gretchen Schwallenback
- Born
- 23 May 1891
- Birthplace
- Cologne, German Empire
- Died
- 20 December 1955
- Place of death
- Anaheim, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- * Otto Lederer,
- Nationality
- German Empire · Weimar Republic
- Languages
- German
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Gretchen Lederer (née Schwallenback; 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.
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Gretchen Lederer (1891–1955) was an actress and a national of the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Born in Cologne, the actress died in Anaheim. Languages used include German.
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• Name — Gretchen Lederer • Birth Name — Gretchen Schwallenback • Born — 23 May 1891 • Birthplace — Cologne, German Empire • Died — 20 December 1955 • Place of death — Anaheim, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1912–1918 • Spouse — * Otto Lederer, • Lewis Henry Haney • Children — 1
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Personal life
Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was married twice. Her first husband was the Austrian-American actor Otto Lederer. 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.
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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) • Doctor Neighbor (1916) • Black Friday (1916) • A Yoke of Gold (1916) • The Morals of Hilda (1916) • Little Eve Edgarton (1916) • My Little Boy (1917) • The Silent Lady (1917) • The Little Pirate (1917) • The Spotted Lily (1917) • The Lair of the Wolf (1917) • Bondage (1917) • The Cricket (1917) • Polly Redhead (1917) • The Greater Law (1917) • Princess Virtue (1917) • The Little Orphan (1917) • The Rescue (1917) • New Love For Old (1918) • The Model's Confession (1918) • The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) • Riddle Gawne (1918) • Hungry Eyes (1918) • Wife or Country (1918)

Lobby card for the American drama film The Grasp of Greed (1916) with Jay Belasco, Gretchen Lederer, and Louise Lovely.
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