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- 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 Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) 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)
- Father of writer Frances Donaldson and Angela Fox.
- 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.
- The son of a tobacconist and author of sophisticated plays about life in high society. Briefly under contract to MGM in 1930.
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