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I.A.L. Diamond(1920-1988)

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I.A.L. Diamond
I.A.L. Diamond was born on 27 June 1920 in Ungheni, Romania [now Moldova]. He was a writer and producer, known for The Apartment (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He was previously married to Barbara Diamond. He died on 21 April 1988 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornJune 27, 1920
DiedApril 21, 1988(67)
BornJune 27, 1920
DiedApril 21, 1988(67)
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond

Known for

Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1960
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1959
Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1970
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)
The Fortune Cookie
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1966

Credits

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Writer

  • La garçonnière
  • Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Brooklyn Decker in Just Go with It (2011)
    Just Go with It
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Buddy Buddy (1981)
    Buddy Buddy
  • William Holden and Marthe Keller in Fedora (1978)
    Fedora
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    The Front Page
  • Avanti! (1972)
    Avanti!
  • Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
  • Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, and Walter Matthau in Cactus Flower (1969)
    Cactus Flower
  • The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)
    The 40th Annual Academy Awards
  • The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967)
    The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)
    The Fortune Cookie
  • Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
    Kiss Me, Stupid
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    Irma la Douce
  • One, Two, Three (1961)
    One, Two, Three
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    The Apartment

Producer

  • William Holden and Marthe Keller in Fedora (1978)
    Fedora
  • Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)
    The Fortune Cookie
  • Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
    Kiss Me, Stupid
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
    Irma la Douce
  • One, Two, Three (1961)
    One, Two, Three
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    The Apartment
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot

Soundtrack

  • Julianne Moore, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Scarlett Johansson in Don Jon (2013)
    Don Jon
  • Shooting the Hollywood Stars
    • (uncredited)
  • The Jethro Junction
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    • (uncredited)

Personal details

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    • June 27, 1920
    • Ungheni, Romania [now Moldova]
    • April 21, 1988
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(multiple myeloma)
    • Barbara DiamondJuly 21, 1945 - April 21, 1988 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Broadway - "Alive and Kicking". Sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman and Michael Stuart. Directed by Robert H. Gordon. Winter Garden Theatre; 46 performances.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from Columbia University in 1941. Signed as a junior writer at Paramount for $75 a week. His apprenticeship ended, when he joined Warner Brothers as full screenwriter (1946-49). Subsequently with 20th Century Fox (1951-52). Had his most productive spell at United Artists in collaboration with Billy Wilder, 1958-66 and 1970-72.
  • Quotes
    [interviewed in 1982]: I think we are dealing with an audience that is almost functionally illiterate, that has grown up on television and comic books. According to a survey I read, a kid of eighteen will have seen some 30,000 hours of television. He has seen 700 movies. There's no indication as to how many books he's read, but I'd guess about one-and-a-half.

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