Frederick Kohner Writer
Frederick Kohner (September 25, 1905, Teplitz-Schönau, Austria-Hungary (present day Czech Republic) - July 7, 1986), born Friedrich Kohner, was an Austrian-born novelist and screen writer, both in Germany and the US.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.