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- Lester Ziffren was born on April 30, 1906 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Sharpshooters (1938), Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) and Charter Pilot (1940). He was married to Edythe L. Wurtzel. He died on November 12, 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseEdythe L. Wurtzel(1938 - February 1977) (her death, 1 child)
- In 1931, he sent a coded message past Spanish censors to break the news of the Spanish Civil War to the rest of the world; after leaving Spain just ahead of the troops of Francisco Franco, Ziffren went to Hollywood where he got a job writing movie screenplays through the influence of his new bride's uncle, Sol M. Wurtzel.
- Before he wrote screenplays, he was reporter for United Press. Was among the first journalists to report the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
- Was one of the first journalists to report the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
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