LERNER, ALAN JAY

1918–86, American lyricist and librettist, b. New York City. After two years as a radio scriptwriter, Lerner began an association with the composer Frederick Loewe that resulted in several popular musicals, including Brigadoon (1947, film 1954), Paint Your Wagon (1951, film 1969), Camelot (1960, film 1967), and the Academy-Award-winning film Gigi (1958). Their highly successful My Fair Lady (1956, film 1964), an adaptation of Shaw's Pygmalion, ran for more than six years on Broadway and was translated into many languages. Lerner also wrote Love Life (1948) with Kurt Weill and the book for the film An American in Paris (1951).

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books on: Lerner Alan Jay  - 126 results

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The Musical Worlds of Lerner and Loewe
Book by Gene Lees; University of Nebraska Press, 2005
Subjects: Composers--United States--Biography, Lerner, Alan Jay--1918-, Librettists--United States--Biography, Loewe, Frederick--1901-1988
...London: Michael Joseph, 1988. Lerner, Alan Jay. The Street Where I Live. New York...1986. . A Hymn to Him: Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner. Benny Green, ed. London...My Life Behind the Scenes with Alan Jay Lerner. New York: William Morrow...
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A History of Western Music
Book by Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca; W. W. Norton, 2001
Subjects: Music--History And Criticism
...Roman Emperor, 503 , 505 Lerberghe, Charles van, 662 Lerner, Alan Jay, 753 lessons, Scripture, 33 , 38 Levi, Hermann...Lohengrin , Wagner, 582 , 610 , 615 , 622 -24 Lomax, Alan, 759 Lomax, John, 759 Lombardi, I , Verdi, 614 Lombards...
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Charles Dickens in Cyberspace: The Afterlife of the Nineteenth Century in Postmodern Culture
Book by Jay Clayton; Oxford University Press, 2003
Subjects: Criticism--United States--History--20th Century, Dickens, Charles--1812-1870--Appreciation--United States, English Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism--Theory, Etc, English Literature--Appreciation--United States, Great Britain--Civilization--19th Century, Literature And Science--Great Britain, Literature And Science--United States, Postmodernism (Literature)--United States, Romanticism--Great Britain, United States--Civilization--20th Century, United States--Civilization--British Influences
...Janice Carlisle, Margaret Darby, Lynn Enterline, Eileen Gillooly, Gregg Hecimovich, Kurt Koenigsberger, Laurence Lerner, Alan Liu, Robert O'Malley, Leah Marcus, Jaya Mehta, Eric Rothstein, Garrett Stewart, Ronald Thomas, Cecelia Tichi...
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Religion and Technology: A Study in the Philosophy of Culture
Book by Jay Newman; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Faith And Reason, Religion And Science, Technology--Religious Aspects
...Robert Mackey . New York: The Free Press, 1992. Drengson Alan R. "The Sacred and the Limits of the Technological Fix...Formation of Mens Attitudes . Trans. Konrad Kellen and Jean Lerner. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. _____. "Statements...
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The Soviet Union, the Communist Movement, and the World: Prelude to the Cold War, 1917-1941
Book by Alan J. Levine; Praeger Publishers, 1990
Subjects: Communism--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1917-1936
...67. CHAPTERS: WORLD REVOLUTION 1. C. Jay Smith, "Soviet Russia and the Red Revolution...Communist Takeovers , pp. 71-98; C. Jay Smith, Finland and the Russian Revolution...Revolution , Vol. 3, pp. 213-16; Warren Lerner, "Attempting a Revolution from Without...
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journal articles on: Lerner Alan Jay  - 51 results

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Self-Realizing Inventions and the Utilitarian Foundation of Patent Law
Journal article by Alan Devlin, Neel Sukhatme; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 51, 2009
Subjects: Inventions--Intellectual property, Patent licenses--Laws, regulations and rules, Patent licensing--Laws, regulations and rules, Prior art (Patent law)--Laws, regulations and rules, Technological innovations--Laws, regulations and rules
...2006); cf. Mark F. Grady Jay I. Alexander, Patent Law and...surrounding optimal patent scope"); Alan O. Sykes, TRIPS, Pharmaceuticals...48.) See, e.g., Alan E. Garfield, The Case for...2006); ADAM B. JAFFE JOSH LERNER, INNOVATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS...
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Performing the Globalized City: Contemporary Hong Kong Theatre and Global Connectivity
Journal article by Kay Li; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 24, 2007
Subjects: Drama--Evaluation, Globalization--Influence, Hong Kong--Social aspects, Plays--Evaluation, Theater--International aspects, Theater--Social aspects, Theatrical actors--Performances
...Kong production provides both the Shavian ending and Alan Jay Lerners romantic ending. The production with cast A, with...Hu Un-wei and Edward Lam from Zuni Icosahedron. Lerner, Alan Jay. 1956 play; 1964 screenplay. My Fair Lady. Dir...
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The Reel Arthur: Politics and Truth Claims in Camelot, Excalibur, and King Arthur
Journal article by Roberta Davidson; Arthuriana, Vol. 17, 2007
Subjects: Arthur, King of Britain, Folklore, Middle Ages, Motion picture criticism, Motion picture directors & producers, Politics
...the musicals lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, nor the public...with Mrs. Kennedy, Lerner recalls walking out of...King had not even been Lerners own.8 Once he became...representations of Arthur. Lerners musical centers upon...as light and airy as Lerners Camelot-making no real...
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My Fair Sadie: Allan Sherman and a Paradox of American Jewish Culture
Journal article by Mark Cohen; American Jewish History, Vol. 93, 2007
Subjects: American Jews--History, Dramatists--Criticism and interpretation, Dramatists--Works, Jewish culture--Analysis, Jews, American--History, Playwrights--Criticism and interpretation, Playwrights--Works, Sherman, Allan--Criticism and interpretation, Sherman, Allan--Works
...Goodbye, Columbus, Bruce Jay Friedmans Stern, and other...Presidents Harvard classmate Alan Jay Lerner. (39) The idealized...sanitized world they wanted. Lerner and Loewes slum-dwellers...Star is Born (1954), Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick...
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The Institute of the American Musical, and How It Got That Way!
Journal article by Miles Kreuger; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 23, 1995
Subjects: Archives & records, Drama, Motion pictures, Music, Musical theater
...scripts by Cole Porter, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Alan Jay Lerner. Zero Mostel gave me Playbills. Harold Arlen gave...in that highly specialized craft. After working for Alan Jay Lerner as director of publicity in 1963 and 1964,1 was invited...
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magazine articles on: Lerner Alan Jay  - 89 results

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Tikkun's 15th Anniversary
Magazine article by Michael Lerner, Thane Rosenbaum, Floyd Skloot, Harvey Cox; Tikkun, Vol. 16, September 2001
Subjects: Journalism, Magazines, Politics, Social conditions & trends, Tikkun
Tikkuns 15th Anniversary by Michael Lerner , Thane Rosenbaum , Floyd Skloot , Harvey...Kaye/Kantrowitz, Abbie Hoffman, Martin Jay, Sidra Ezrahi, Arnold Eisen, Rachel...Green, David Korten, Michael Sandel, Jay Rosen (who for many years was our media...
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MAX LEARNER: Pilgrim in the Promised Land
Magazine article by Carlin Romano; The Nation, Vol. 268, February 22, 1999
Subjects: Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, MAX LEARNER: Pilgrim in the Promised Land (Book)
...Hefner sidekick Max Lerner (1902-92) as...after his death, Lerners faint presence in...editor in 1938), Lerner gets no entry in...line from Lerner--Alan Jay Lerner. Not a yield likely to make Lerners champions break into...
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The Paladin of Palimony: Marvin Mitchelson (1928-2004)
Magazine article by Mark Steyn; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 294, December 2004
Subjects: Attorneys--Appreciation, Attorneys--Biography, Lawyers--Appreciation, Lawyers--Biography, Mitchelson, Marvin--Appreciation
...performed the same service for two of Alan Jay Lerners eight wives. Lerner wrote many musicals, but there...lawyer made his specialty: the Alan Jay Lerner woman, the young...trophy wives. For Camelot, Alan Lerner wrote a song called...
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Season Preview 2004-05: A Comprehensive Listing of Productions, Dates and Directors at TCG Theatres Nationwide
Magazine article by Benjamin W. Sampson; American Theatre, Vol. 21, October 2004
Subjects: Theater--Calendars
...20. The Time Machine, adapt: Alan Keith Smith from H.G. Wells...My Fair Lady, book and lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner from Shaw; music: Frederick Loewe...31. Camelot, book and lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner: music: Frederick Loewe; dir...
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Season Preview 2011-12: The Year's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays
Magazine article by Diep Tran; American Theatre, Vol. 28, October 2011
Subjects: Drama--Appreciation, Drama--Calendars, Drama--Personalities, Plays--Appreciation, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Personalities
...Michael Friedman; dir: Keith Alan Baker. Jul 11-Aug 5. Theater...My Fair Lady, book and lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir...Jan 11-Feb 4. Bedroom Farce, Alan Ayckbourn; dir: Robert Cacioppo...
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newspaper articles on: Lerner Alan Jay  - 86 results

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Ah Yes,we Remember Them Well
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 8, 1996
Subjects: Hammerstein, Oscar, Lerner, Alan Jay
...OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ALAN JAY LERNER by Stephen Citron...geese better scurry) and Alan Jay Lerner (`All I...an Ilford policeman. Lerner, small and feisty...prodigious fantasist. `Alan is famous for lying his...but of course he did; Lerners charm overwhelmed everyone...
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This Year's Festival All Began with a Musical: 'My Fair Lady'
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), August 1, 2004
Subjects: Lerner, Alan Jay, Shaw, George Bernard
...he is determined to keep the big Lerner amp; Loewe musical flowing smoothly...gave up in frustration, and so did Lerner and Loewe, at first. Others...Composer Frederick Loewe and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner tried again in 1954. They succeeded...
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There Will Never Be Another Camelot, Because It Never Really Existed. on the 50th Anniversary of JFK's Inauguration, a Provocative View of the Legacy He Left Behind; SATURDAY ESSAY
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 22, 2011
Subjects: Kennedy, John F., Onassis, Jacqueline, President of the United States
...would have kidded us more swiftly or decisively than Kennedy himself. Certainly JFK liked the score of the Lerner Loewe musical. Alan Jay Lerner was a boyhood friend, another scion of privilege. He and Kennedy attended Choate and Harvard together...
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Whimsy Reissued; 'Gigi' DVD Marks 50th Anniversary
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 26, 2008
Subjects: Caron, Leslie, My Fair Lady (Motion picture), My Fair Lady (Play), Video recordings
...eligible Gaston of the Alan Jay Lerner-Vincente Minnelli classic...in Gigi, where Mr. Lerners flair for introspective...to materialize. Mr. Lerner had collaborated with...Freed. Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner, based on...
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After All These Years, York Takes Lead in Musical
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 4, 2007
...touring revival of the 1961 musical "Camelot" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. How did York land the lead in...production, which has been retooled by the son of Alan Jay Lerner, Michael Lerner. "Camelot" has always had a mixed...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lerner Alan Jay  - 3 results

 
 
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Lerner, Alan Jay
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LERNER, ALAN JAY 1918 86, American lyricist and librettist...After two years as a radio scriptwriter, Lerner began an association with the composer...has been translated into many languages. Lerner also wrote Love Life (1948) with Kurt...
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Hammerstein, Oscar, 2d
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Fordin (1977); E. Mordden, Rodgers and Hammerstein (1992); S. Citron, Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner (1995). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Musicals
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...West Side Story (1957) by Leonard Bernstein (based on Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet ) and My Fair Lady (1956) by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (based on G. B. Shaws Pygmalion ), caused such productions to be termed simply musicals...


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