Gretchen Lederer

Gretchen Lederer (née Schwallenback; 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era.^[1] She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.

Gretchen Lederer
Lederer in 1924
Born	Gretchen 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
Spouses	Otto Lederer, Lewis Henry Haney
Children	1

Personal life

Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was married twice. Her first husband was the Austrian-American actor Otto Lederer.^[2] 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.

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)

References

1. Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
2. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.

External links

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