Ernest Lehman
Screenwriter, Film writer
1915 – 2005
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Who was Ernest Lehman?
Ernest Lehman was an American screenwriter. He received six Academy Award nominations during his career, without a single win. At the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his ingenious and influential works for the screen that has inspired new generations of screenwriters and captivated filmmakers, actors, film critics, and audiences by the beauty of his screenwriting. He was the first screenwriter to receive that honor. The award was presented to him by friend and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1915
New York City - Also known as
- Ernie
- Ernest Paul Lehman
- Spouses
- Jacqueline Shapiro
(1942 - 1994/08/12) - Laurie Sherman
(1997 - 2005/07/02)
- Jacqueline Shapiro
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- City College of New York
- Died
- Jul 2, 2005
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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