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- Died
- Birth nameLionel Frederick Leonard
- Frederick Lonsdale was born on February 5, 1881 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a writer, known for The Devil to Pay! (1930), The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). He was married to Leslie Brooke Hoggan. He died on April 4, 1954 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseLeslie Brooke Hoggan(August 12, 1904 - April 4, 1954) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesEmilia Fox(Great Grandchild)James Fox(Grandchild)Robert Fox(Grandchild)Jack Fox(Great Grandchild)Freddie Fox(Great Grandchild)Edward Fox(Grandchild)Lydia Fox(Great Grandchild)Laurence Fox(Great Grandchild)Sam Fox(Great Grandchild)
- The son of a tobacconist and author of sophisticated plays about life in high society. Briefly under contract to MGM in 1930.
- Enjoyed a 40-year career as a Broadway playwright and director; active there from 1910-1950. A 1985 revival of his 1923 romantic comedy, Aren't We All? marked Claudette Colbert's final stage appearance.
- Father in law of Rodney Ackland.
- Father of writer Frances Donaldson and Angela Fox.
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