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==Early years== František (Franz) Lederer was born in [[Karlín]], a working-class suburb of [[Prague]], to a [[Jewish]] family. His mother was Rosa (Růžena) née Ornstein from [[Třebíč]], his father Josef Lederer was a leather merchant. Until František was thirteen, his only recreation was wrestling.<ref name="h" /> His parents separated when he was nine years old, and his brother Pavel died in World War I. His mother and younger brother Rudolf later moved to Los Angeles. Franz worked in a store that sold dry goods, and his first theatrical experience came when he was tasked with cleaning shelves in the background in a play while the main actors performed. He lost that role when he drew attention away from the stars to himself.<ref name="h">{{cite journal |last1=Lane |first1=Jerry |title=Francis Lederer: Man of Two Worlds |journal=Hollywood |date=January 1934 |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=16, 65 |url=https://archive.org/details/hollywood23holl/page/n21/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
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