Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of North by Northwest, West Side Story and The Sound of Music
1915, New York City, United States — 2005, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Ernest Lehman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of North by Northwest, West Side Story and The Sound of Music
Lehman was one of the great American screenwriters, adapting and writing 'Sabrina', 'North by Northwest', 'West Side Story', 'The Sound of Music' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'. Nominated for six Academy Awards, he received an honorary Oscar in 2001, the first ever given to a screenwriter. He was born into a Jewish family in New York City.
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Screenwriter of North by Northwest, West Side Story and The Sound of Music
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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