Alan Jay Lerner(1918-1986)
- Writer
- Music Department
- Producer
Playwright/lyricist Alan Jay Lerner was born into a wealthy New York City
retailing family. His professional association with Frederick Loewe started in
1942 when they teamed up to write "Life of the Party". Their first
Broadway success was the 1947 musical fantasy "Brigadoon." Lerner
adapted work for the screen (Brigadoon (1954)) and earned two Oscars as the
screenplay writer for An American in Paris (1951) and Gigi (1958), and a Grammy for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970).
Lerner and Loewe parted company in 1962 following the success of
Camelot (1967). Lerner's last musical, "Dance a Little Closer", was written
with Charles Strouse in 1983. It closed after one performance.
