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Alan Jay Lerner

Screenwriter / Writer / Lyricist / Songwriter | * 08/31/1918 († 67, 06/14/1986) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. Lerner won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before ...

Gigi

G

1958 | 3.1/5 | 1h 56min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French sin ...

An American in Paris

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1951 | 3.5/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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The plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights. ...

Camelot

G

1967 | 3.1/5 | 2h 59min
Adventure, Music, Romance / Love
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A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society. ...

My Fair Lady

G

1964 | 3.8/5 | 2h 50min
Romance / Love, Drama, Music, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Alan Jay Lerner

Grammy Trustees Award Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Kennedy Center Honors Johnny Mercer Award Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
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Movies with Alan Jay Lerner as Actor(1)

as Self (archive material)2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

TV Shows/Series with Alan Jay Lerner as Actor(3)

as himself1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Alan Jay Lerner as Crew(28)

Writing/Writer2021 Mashup
Writing/Lyricist1982 Camelot
Writing/Screenplay1974 The Little Prince
Writing/Lyricist1974 The Little Prince
Writing/Theatre Play1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Writing/Screenplay1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Production/Producer1969 Paint Your Wagon
Writing/Screenplay1969 Paint Your Wagon
Writing/Musical1969 Paint Your Wagon
Writing/Lyricist1969 Paint Your Wagon
Writing/Screenplay1967 Camelot
Writing/Theatre Play1967 Camelot
Writing/Lyricist1967 Camelot
Writing/Musical1966 Brigadoon
Writing/Lyricist1966 Brigadoon
Writing/Musical1964 My Fair Lady
Writing/Screenplay1964 My Fair Lady
Writing/Lyricist1964 My Fair Lady
Writing/Book1964 My Fair Lady
Writing/Screenplay1958 Gigi
Writing/Lyricist1958 Gigi
Writing/Musical1954 Brigadoon
Writing/Screenplay1954 Brigadoon
Writing/Lyricist1954 Brigadoon
Writing/Story1951 An American in Paris
Writing/Screenplay1951 An American in Paris
Writing/Story1951 Royal Wedding
Writing/Screenplay1951 Royal Wedding

Full Name: Alan Jay Lerner
Born: Saturday, 08/31 1918 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/14 1986 (June) in New York City (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Choate Rosemary Hall, Bedales School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Marion Bell, Nancy Olson, Sandra Payne, Nina Bushkin, Liz Robertson
Other names for Alan Jay Lerner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan J. Lerner"
Alan Jay Lerner frequently works together with these people:
Frederick Loewe (16x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (7x, Actor)
Art Carney (7x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (6x, Actress)
Jack Lemmon (6x, Actor)
Red Buttons (6x, Actor)
Harry Belafonte (6x, Actor)
Rick McKay (6x, Crew)
Sammy Davis Jr. (6x, Actor)
Johnny Carson (6x, Actor)
Cecil Beaton (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:175350, Added: 07/10/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024