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Videos (see all 5)
Royal Wedding (1951) -- Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding...
The Little Prince (1974) -- A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.
Camelot (1967) -- The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere is played out amid the pagentry of Camelot...
Paint Your Wagon (1969) -- Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.
An American in Paris (1951) -- Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art...

Overview

Date of Death:
14 June 1986, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Playwright/lyricist Alan Jay Lerner was born into a wealthy New York City... more
Trivia:
Wrote songs together with Gerard Kenny. more
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Pair of Oscar-Winning Musicals Tap to HD Beat
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 6 April 2009, 9:49 AM, PDT)

Thank Heaven For Leslie Caron
 (From New York Post. 16 September 2008, 9:21 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Lerner and Loewe

Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. "Dancing with the Stars" (2 episodes, 2009)
        - Round Ten: Final Results (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love" (uncredited))
        - Round Nine: Results (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love" (uncredited))
  2. Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V) (writer: "You're All The World To Me")
  3. "The Simpsons" (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
        - Homer of Seville (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "If Ever I Would Leave You")
        - Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays (2004) TV episode (lyrics: "If Ever I Would Leave You")
  4. Married Life (2007) (writer: "Any Time At All") (performer: "Any Time At All")
    ... aka Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (Canada: French title)
  5. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) ("You're All The World to Me", "Too Late Now", "You're All The World to Me" (piano version), "The Happiest Day of My Life", "Open Your Eyes", "Ev'ry Night at Seven", "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?")
  6. "Gavin & Stacey" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #1.6 (2007) TV episode (lyrics: "Get Me to the Church on Time")
  7. The Lake House (2006) (writer: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  8. Confetti (2006) (writer: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  9. "Late Show with David Letterman" (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
    ... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
    ... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode dated 31 March 2006 (2006) TV episode (writer: "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore")
        - Episode dated 29 November 2002 (2002) TV episode (writer: "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?")
  10. "Porca misèria" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Veïns (2006) TV episode (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  11. Wah-Wah (2005) (writer: "The Lusty Month of May", "C'est Moi", "Camelot")
    ... aka Wah Wah (International: English title: informal alternative title)
  12. 50 First Dates (2004) (writer: "They Call the Wind Mariah")
  13. "Angels in America" (2003) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  14. Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003) (V) (writer: "Get Me to the Church on Time")
  15. The Cooler (2003) (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love" (1947))
  16. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (writer: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  17. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) ("There's A Coach Comin' In" (1951))
  18. "Great Performances" (2 episodes, 1991-2001)
        - My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) TV episode (lyrics: "Too Late Now", "Gigi", "If Ever I Would Leave You", "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face")
        - The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode (lyrics: "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life", "You're All the World to Me")
  19. Dean Martin: That's Amore (2001) (TV) (lyrics: "Almost Like Being In Love", "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face")
  20. Relative Values (2000) (writer: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  21. Me, Myself & Irene (2000) (writer: "Thank Heaven For Little Girls")
  22. "Family Guy" (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
        - Running Mates (2000) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face")

  23. Soft Toilet Seats (1999) (writer: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  24. Blast from the Past (1999) (writer: "On the Street Where You Live")
  25. Antz (1998) (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love")
  26. Wag the Dog (1997) (writer: "THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS")
  27. Flubber (1997) (writer: "GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME")
    ... aka Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
  28. "Biography" (1 episode, 1997)
        - Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) TV episode (music: "Wouldn't It Be Loverly") (lyrics: "Wouldn't It Be Loverly")
  29. The Van (1996) (lyrics: "Wand'rin' Star")
  30. Grumpier Old Men (1995) (writer: "Almost Like Being In Love", "Get Me To The Church On Time")
    ... aka Grumpy Old Men 2
  31. Nixon (1995) (writer: "CAMELOT")
  32. Clueless (1995) ("GIGI")
  33. Forrest Gump (1994) ("Camelot")
  34. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (lyrics: "The Heather on the Hill", "Gigi")
  35. My Father the Hero (1994) (writer: "THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS")
    ... aka My father, ce héros (France)
  36. Groundhog Day (1993) (writer: "ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE")
  37. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) (lyrics: "The Rain in Spain", "Camelot")
  38. Havana (1990/I) (writer: "Too Late Now")

  39. "The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #1.1 (1987) TV episode (writer: "On a Clear Day")
  40. "The Beiderbecke Affair" (1 episode, 1985)
        - We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only... (1985) TV episode (writer: "On a Clear Day")
  41. That's Dancing! (1985) (lyrics: "I Left My Hat in Haiti")
  42. Bassey: You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (1985) (V) (writer: "I Could Have Danced All Night")
  43. Blue Money (1982) (TV) (writer: "Thank Heaven For Little Girls")
  44. "The Late Late Lien Show" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode #2.3 (1981) TV episode (lyrics: "My Fair Lady-medley")
  45. Tribute (1980) (writer: "It's All For the Best")
    ... aka Un fils pour l'été (Canada: French title)

  46. "Kottan ermittelt" (1 episode, 1979)
        - Drohbriefe (1979) TV episode (writer: "Wand'rin' Star")
  47. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus (1977) TV episode (lyrics: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls")
  48. Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (1977) (TV) (lyrics: "Take Care of This House")
    ... aka Inaugural Concert for President Jimmy Carter (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Inaugural Concert for President-Elect Jimmy Carter (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Inaugural Eve Concert (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Concert (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Eve Gala (USA: alternative title)
  49. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (lyrics: "Thank Heaven For Little Girls")
  50. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (lyrics: "I Remember It Well")
  51. "Dolly" (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka "The Dolly Parton Show" (USA: informal title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1976) TV episode (writer: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls")
  52. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) (writer: "Little Prince")
  53. The Little Prince (1974) (lyrics: "I Need Air", "Be Happy", "I'm On Your Side", "You're A Child", "Little Prince", "I Never Met A Rose", "Why Is The Desert", "Snake In The Grass", "Closer And Closer And Closer", "Finale - The Little Prince")
  54. That's Entertainment! (1974) (lyrics: "You're All the World to Me", "Gigi", "Thank Heaven for Little Girls")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
  55. "The Flip Wilson Show" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.16 (1971) TV episode (writer: "With A Little Bit Of Luck")

  56. Paint Your Wagon (1969) (lyrics: "I'm On My Way", "I Still See Elisa", "The First Thing You Know", "Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans", "They Call The Wind Maria", "Whoop-Ti-Ay!" (Shivaree), "A Million Miles Away Behind The Door", "I Talk To The Trees", "There's A Coach Comin' In", "The Gospel Of No Name City", "Best Things", "Wand'rin' Star", "Gold Fever")
  57. "Toast of the Town" (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #21.33 (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "Camelot")
  58. Camelot (1967) (lyrics: "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight", "The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood", "Camelot", "C'est Moi", "The Lusty Month Of May", "Then You May Take Me To The Fair", "How to Handle A Woman", "If Ever I Would Leave You", "What Do The Simple Folk Do?", "Follow Me", "I Loved You Once In Silence", "Guenevere", "Finale: Camelot")
  59. Brigadoon (1966) (TV) (lyrics: "Brigadoon"(main title), "Waitin' For My Dearie", "Down On MacConnachy Square", "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean", "The Heather On The Hill", "Come To Me,Bend To Me", "Almost Like Being In Love", "My Mother's Wedding Day", "There But For You Go I", "From This Day On")
  60. "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
        - Episode dated 28 March 1966 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here")
  61. "Fanfare" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.8 (1965) TV episode (writer: "How Could You Believe Me (When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life)?")
  62. My Fair Lady (1964) (lyrics: "Why Can't the English?", "Wouldn't it be Loverly", "I'm an Ordinary Man", "With a Little Bit of Luck", "Just You Wait", "Servant's Chorus", "The Rain in Spain", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Ascot Gavotte", "Ascot Gavotte (Reprise)", "On the Street Where you Live", "You Did It", "Just you Wait (Reprise)", "On the Street Where you Live (Reprise)", "Show Me", "The Flower Market", "Get Me to the Church on Time", "A Hymn to Him", "Without You", "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face")
  63. "The Jack Benny Program" (2 episodes, 1957-1964)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Andy Williams Show (1964) TV episode (lyrics: "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (uncredited))
        - The Fiddler (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "On the Street Where You Live" (uncredited))
  64. Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962) (TV) (writer: "History of Musical Comedy)
  65. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) (lyrics: "Huckleberry Finn" (uncredited), "I Ain't Never Felt So Good Before" (uncredited), "I'll Wait for You by the River" (uncredited), "Pittsburgh Blue" (uncredited))
    ... aka Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title)
  66. The Fabulous Fifties (1960) (writer: "I'm An Ordinary Man" from My Fair Lady, "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady)

  67. "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "NBC Sunday Showcase" (USA: complete title)
        - Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) TV episode (lyrics: "I Could Have Danced All Night" (uncredited))
  68. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) (writer: "Gigi")
  69. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.39 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well")
  70. Gigi (1958) (lyrics: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (uncredited), "It's a Bore" (uncredited), "The Parisians" (uncredited), "Gossip" (uncredited), "Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me)" (uncredited), "The Night They Invented Champagne" (uncredited), "I Remember It Well" (uncredited), "Gaston's Soliloquy" (uncredited), "Gigi" (uncredited), "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" (uncredited), "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" (uncredited))
  71. "Your Hit Parade" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 2 June 1956 (1956) TV episode (lyrics: "On the Street Where You Live')
  72. Brigadoon (1954) (lyrics: "Once in the Highlands/Brigadoon/Down on MacConnachy Square" (uncredited), "Waiting for My Dearie" (uncredited), "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean" (uncredited), "The Heather on the Hill" (uncredited), "Almost Like Being in Love" (uncredited), "The Chase" (uncredited))
  73. Torch Song (1953) (lyrics: "You're All the World to Me")
  74. "The Voice of Firestone" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 14 July 1952 (1952) TV episode (lyrics: "I Talk To The Trees")
  75. Royal Wedding (1951) (lyrics: "TOO LATE NOW" (uncredited), "EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN" (uncredited), "OPEN YOUR EYES" (uncredited), "THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE" (uncredited), "YOU'RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME" (uncredited), "I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI" (uncredited), "WHAT A LOVELY DAY FOR A WEDDING" (uncredited), "HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE" (uncredited))
    ... aka Wedding Bells (UK)
  76. "Broadway Open House" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 30 January 1951 (1951) TV episode (lyrics: "Almost Like Being in Love" (uncredited))
Writer:
  1. My Fair Lady (2010) (announced) (based upon the novel)

  2. "Live from Lincoln Center" (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka "Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center" (USA)
        - Camelot (2008) TV episode (play)

  3. Camelot (1982) (TV) (play) (screenplay version)

  4. The Little Prince (1974) (writer)
  5. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) (play) (screenplay)

  6. Paint Your Wagon (1969) (musical play "Paint Your Wagon") (screenplay)
  7. Camelot (1967) (play "Camelot") (screenplay)
  8. Brigadoon (1966) (TV) (play)
  9. My Fair Lady (1964) (book of musical play) (screenplay)
  10. Brigadoon (1964) (TV) (writer)

  11. Gigi (1958) (screenplay)
  12. Brigadoon (1954) (musical) (screenplay)
  13. The Band Wagon (1953) (uncredited)
  14. An American in Paris (1951) (screenplay) (story)
  15. Royal Wedding (1951) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Wedding Bells (UK)
Music Department:
  1. "Live from Lincoln Center" (lyrics) (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka "Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center" (USA)
        - Camelot (2008) TV episode (lyrics)

  2. "Biography" (music from "My Fair Lady" courtesy of) (1 episode, 1998)
        - Rex Harrison: The Man Who Would Be King (1998) TV episode (music from "My Fair Lady" courtesy of)

  3. Gigi (1958) (lyricist)
  4. Brigadoon (1954) (lyricist)
Producer:
  1. Paint Your Wagon (1969) (producer)
Thanks:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
  2. That's Entertainment! (1974) (acknowledgment)
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
  2. "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode dated 22 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Guest

  3. The Royal Variety Performance 1979 (1979) (TV)
  4. Barbra: Yesterday, Today and Forever! (1970) .... Himself

  5. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1965)
        - Episode dated 26 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 21 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  6. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1957-1962)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #16.6 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #14.23 (1961) TV episode (as Lerner and Loewe) .... Himself
        - Episode #10.24 (1957) TV episode .... Himself

  7. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Writing Award Winner
Archive Footage:
  1. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. "Great Performances"
        - An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (1989) TV episode .... Himself
  3. The Story of Camelot (1967) .... Himself
  4. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
1949: Wrote Broadway musical "Love Life" with Kurt Weill. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance | Drama more

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