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Alan Jay Lerner
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Producer, Screenwriter, Composer (Music Score), Songwriter Born: August 31, 1918 in New York City, NY Death: June 14, 1986 Biography:"Alan Jay Lerner" is perhaps best remembered for the many Broadway musicals he penned with long-time collaborator "Frederick Loewe". A number of these, including "Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", and "Camelot" have become classics and were later successfully adapted to the screen by Lerner who was also a noted playwright and a screenwriter. Born into a wealthy family (the owners of Lerner's clothing stores), Lerner had a privileged education at Choate and Harvard. He teamed up with Loewe in 1943 to write What's Up?, and the pair remained together through 1960 when Lowe retired. Lerner later teamed up with other composers, including "Burton Lane" with whom he wrote "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever". As a screenwriter, Lerner earned an Oscar for his screenplay and story for "An American in Paris" in 1951. Seven years later, he won again for "Gigi". He and Loewe also shared an... Full Biography
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