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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.
October 7, 1948: Broadway debut of Love Life. January 1949: Starts to write Royal Wedding. September 15, 1949: Divorces Marion Bell. March 19, 1950: Marries Nancy Olson. May 1950: Reunites with Loewe and starts to write Paint Your Wagon. February 1951: MGM buys screen rights to Brigadoon. March 1951: Royal Wedding.
May 21, 2018 · Alan Jay Lerner (born 1918) was one of the top songwriters in both Broadway musical theatre and Hollywood for a quarter century during the Golden Age of the American musical. His collaboration with Frederick Loewe yielded many fine musicals including Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot.
Jun 15, 1986 · Alan Jay Lerner, the Oscar-, Tony- and Grammy-award winning playwright and lyricist who joined composer Frederick Loewe to create such Broadway hits as “My Fair Lady,” “Camelot” and...
Alan Jay Lerner was the lyricist of some of the most beloved musicals of all time, including My Fair Lady, Gigi, Brigadoon, and Camelot. Yet much of his work is less well known and his career has been overlooked in the scholarly literature on musicals.
Nov 3, 2019 · Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986, Librettists -- United States -- Biography, Lyricists -- United States -- Biography Publisher New York : H. Holt and Co. Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 832225895
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Jun 15, 1986 · Alan Jay Lerner, the lyricist and playwright who formed with the composer Frederick (Fritz) Loewe one of the legendary partnerships of the American musical theater, died of lung cancer...
