Editing Francis Lederer (section)

==Personal life==
Lederer, who became very wealthy, invested in real estate, especially in the [[Canoga Park, Los Angeles|Canoga Park]] community (which included [[West Hills, Los Angeles, California|West Hills]], as defined in 1987). He was active in local and [[Los Angeles]] civic affairs, philanthropy and politics. He served as Recreation and Parks Commissioner for the city of Los Angeles and received awards for his efforts to beautify the city. He was the honorary mayor of Canoga Park for some time. He became involved with peace movements, taught acting, and was one of the founders of the American National Academy of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, and the International Academy of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In 2000, the [[Austria|Austrian]] government honored him with the Cross of Honor for Science and Arts, First Class.<ref name=tcmbio />

Lederer was married three times. His first marriage was to Ada Nejedly, an opera singer. The year they wed remains undetermined, but records show that the couple divorced in 1928.<ref>{{cite book |title=Silent Stars Speak: Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers |first=Tony |last=Villecco |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2001 |page=112 |isbn=978-0786408146}}</ref> In 1937, he married the actress [[Margo (actress)|Margo]]; they divorced three years later. Lederer's final marriage was to Marion Eleanor Irvine, a native of Canada who lived most of her life in California.<ref name=tcmbio /><ref name="Irvine">{{cite news |url=http://obituaries.desertsun.com/obituaries/thedesertsun/obituary.aspx?n=marion-lederer&pid=150428710&fhid=10622 |title=Marion Lederer Obituary |newspaper=[[The Desert Sun]] |date=April 21, 2011}}</ref> They wed there in 1941, and over the years he and Marion remained active in supporting various community projects and international humanitarian services, including the promotion of [[UNICEF]].<ref name="Irvine"/> They remained together for nearly six decades, until his death in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Francis Lederer: [1 Edition]|author=Hunter, Allan|date=June 13, 2000|work=The Scotsman|page=18|quote=In 1937, he married the actress known as Margo. They were divorced in 1940 and the following year he married a Canadian, Marion Irvine, who is his sole survivor.|id={{ProQuest|326873555}}}}</ref>