Alan Jay Lerner
Writing · Screenplay · Producer · Musical
Born Aug 31, 1918 · New York City, New York, U.S.
Active 1951–1986 · Awards: Grammy Trustees Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Kennedy Center Honors, Johnny Mercer Award, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Tony Award for Best Musical
Alan Jay Lerner 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.
Filmography
My Fair Lady (1964) — Screenplay · Musical · Lyricist · BookAn American in Paris (1951) — Screenplay · StoryGigi (1958) — Screenplay · LyricistPaint Your Wagon (1969) — Producer · Musical · Screenplay · LyricistBrigadoon (1954) — Screenplay · Musical · LyricistThe Little Prince (1974) — Screenplay · LyricistRoyal Wedding (1951) — Screenplay · StoryOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) — Screenplay · Theatre Play · LyricistCamelot (1967) — Theatre Play · Screenplay · LyricistThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) — LyricistCamelot (1982) — Lyricist · WriterBrigadoon (1966) — Musical · LyricistCamelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008) — Lyricist · WriterNational Theatre: My Fair Lady (2005) — WriterBecoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022) — LyricistMashup (2021) — Original StoryI'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992) — LyricistEliza Doolittle (1966) — ScreenplayGigi (1996) — Creator