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Ernest Lehman

Known for writing · Born 8 December 1915 · Died 2 July 2005 · aged 89 · New York City, New York, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ernest Lehman (December 8, 1915 in New York City – July 2, 2005 in Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter. He received 6 Academy Award nominations during his screenwriting career. In 2001 he received an honorary Oscar for his works, the first screenwriter to receive that honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernest Lehman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

North by Northwest

1959

The Sound of Music

1965

West Side Story

1961

Sabrina

1954

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

Sabrina

1995

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

Family Plot

1976

The King and I

1956

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

Black Sunday

1977

Acting (1)

2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'SelfFilm

Production (2)

1969Hello, Dolly!Producer, WriterFilm
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Producer, ScreenplayFilm

Writing (21)

2021MashupOriginal StoryFilm
2010The Sound of Music: The MusicalWriterFilm
1995SabrinaOriginal Film WriterFilm
1979The French Atlantic AffairNovelSeries
1977Black SundayScreenplayFilm
1976Family PlotScreenplayFilm
1972Portnoy's ComplaintScreenplay, Director, ProducerFilm
1969Sen Bir MeleksinStoryFilm
1965The Sound of MusicScreenplayFilm
1963The PrizeScreenplayFilm
1961West Side StoryScreenplayFilm
1960From the TerraceScreenplayFilm
1959North by NorthwestWriterFilm
1957Sweet Smell of SuccessScreenplay, NovelFilm
1957The ComedianNovelFilm
1956The King and IScreenplayFilm
1956Somebody Up There Likes MeScreenplayFilm
1956Playhouse 90NovelSeries
1954SabrinaScreenplayFilm
1954Executive SuiteScreenplayFilm
1948The Inside StoryWriterFilm