Alan Jay Lerner photo

Alan Jay Lerner

Writing

  • Born
  • August 31, 1918
  • Died
  • June 14, 1986
  • Place of birth
  • New York City, New York, U.S.

Biography

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. Lerner won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors.

As actor 6

What's My Line? poster
What's My Line?
1950
The Oscars poster
The Oscars
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show poster
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Kennedy Center Honors poster
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
No Name City poster
No Name City
1969

On the crew 19

My Fair Lady poster
My Fair Lady
1964
Gigi poster
Gigi
1958
An American in Paris poster
An American in Paris
1951
Paint Your Wagon poster
Paint Your Wagon
1969
Camelot poster
Camelot
1967
The Little Prince poster
The Little Prince
1974
Royal Wedding poster
Royal Wedding
1951
Brigadoon poster
Brigadoon
1954
Camelot poster
Camelot
1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Mashup poster
Mashup
2021
Eliza Doolittle poster
Eliza Doolittle
1966
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center poster
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
2008
National Theatre: My Fair Lady poster
National Theatre: My Fair Lady
2005
Brigadoon poster
Brigadoon
1966
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime poster
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America poster
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992
Gigi
1996