I. A. L. Diamond
I. A. L. Diamond · Arts & Literature
Billy Wilder's co-writer: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment (Academy Award 1960)
1920, Ungheni, Bessarabia (now Moldova) — 1988, Beverly Hills, California, United States
United States
I. A. L. Diamond is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Billy Wilder's co-writer: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment (Academy Award 1960)
Born Itek Domnici to a Jewish family in Bessarabia and raised in New York, Diamond became Billy Wilder's indispensable writing partner. Together they wrote classics such as 'Some Like It Hot' and 'The Apartment', for which Diamond shared the 1960 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Their collaboration defined a golden era of American film comedy.
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Billy Wilder's co-writer: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment (Academy Award 1960)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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