Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986

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Alan Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors.
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creatorOf Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. On a clear day you can see forever: typescript, 2000. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Frederick Loewe Collection, 1923-1988, (bulk 1945-1975) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. My fair lady : manuscript, 1956. Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Stratford Festival Collection. My fair lady / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; directed by Jean Gascon, 1988 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Swanson, Gloria. Papers. Series II. Career, ca. 1914-1983. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Alan Jay Lerner National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Jackson, Anna, 1986-. NATS winners concert [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. My fair lady [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. [Introduction to the Minstrel show / words by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Kurt Weill]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Musical comedies. Paint your wagon [Programs] New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Emerson College Archives. The Martin Shwartz audio-visual collection 1927-1989 Emerson College, Iwasaki LIbrary
referencedIn Lazar, Irving Paul. An oral history interview with Irving Paul ("Swifty") Lazar / conducted by David Farneth and Peggy Meyer Sherry for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1991 November 12 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Fabray, Nanette,. An oral history interview with Nanette Fabray / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Peggy Meyer Sherry, Pacific Palisades, CA, 1991 October 1 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. The Harold Rome papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Gigi [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. Max Lerner papers, 1927-1992 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Johnny Green papers, 1920-1991. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Souvenir programs of motion pictures, 1915-1978. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Commercial 33-1/3 RPM recordings of Kurt Weill's music in the collections of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, [ca.1950]-[ca.1990]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Charles Strouse papers, 1890-2000, 1947-2000 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Stratford Festival Collection. Camelot / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; directed by Richard Monette, 1997 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Clark, Peggy. Peggy Clark collection ca. 1930-ca. 1970 (bulk 1940-ca. 1960). Library of Congress
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Papers, ca. 1915-1979 (bulk, 1935-1950). Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Alix Jeffry photographs Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-Naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. My Fair Lady / by Bernard Shaw ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; staged by Moss Hart - souvenir program for production at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York, March 15, 1956. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Brigadoon [music] / [book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Weill-Lenya Research Center collection of performance history records of Love life, 1948-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. The Harold Rome papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-Naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn McCarter Theatre production materials, 1994-2007 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Lerner, Alan Jay Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Stratford Festival Collection. Gigi / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, based on a novel of the same title by the French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, music by Frederick Loewe ; directed by Richard Monette, 2003 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Register to the Papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, 1890-1984, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935-1965 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. My fair lady / lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; Christopher Wilkins, conductor ; Vivienne Elborne, stage director - program for production by the San Antonio Symphony, May 22-24, 1998. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Camelot: typescript, n.d. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. My fair lady : typescript, [1956]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Edward Jablonski Papers, 1942-2003, 1950-2000 Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). My Fair Lady / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Lowe ; adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" ; production staged and directed by Peter Dearing ; music and choral directed by Don McKellar, 1964 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Lovemusik / music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, Bertolt Brecht, Howard Dietz, Roger Fernay, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Langston Hughes, Alan Jay Lerner, Maurice Magre, Ogden Nash, Elmer Rice, Kurt Weill ; book by Alfred Uhry ; suggested by Speak low (when you speak love) the letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya edited and translated by Lys Symonette and Kim H. Kowalke, 2007. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. My Fair Lady / by Bernard Shaw ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; directed by Robin Midgley - souvenir program for production at the Haymarket Theatre, Leichester, 1979. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Ruth and Augustus Goetz papers, 1930-1966 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Here I'll stay : a dish for the gods / words by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Kurt Weill. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007,. An oral history interview with Michael Kidd / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Peggy Meyer Sherry, Los Angeles, 1991 October 1 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. Musical comedies. On a clear day you can see forever [Programs] New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Camelot : screenplay and lyrics / Alan Jay Lerner. Wichita Public Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Gigi [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). Brigadoon / book and lyrics by Allan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; directed by Ignace Strasfogel, 1950 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Brigadoon : a musical play in two acts / books and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
creatorOf Kurt Weill Foundation for Music. Lyrics to Kurt Weill songs, [ca. 1928]-1986. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Miscellaneous theatrical costume designs, ca. 1914-1978. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Stevens, Tony. Musical comedies. Music! Music! [Programs] New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). Brigadoon / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; directed by Donald Fleckser ; music and choral directed by Donald McKellar, 1962 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Ted Royal scores, 1892-1975 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Brigadoon : a musical play in two acts / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle papers, 1922-1962, 1988. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. My fair lady [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Camelot: typescript, n.d. [electronic resource]. OCLC Econtent Synchronization Program
referencedIn George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. My Fair Lady / book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Lowe ; adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play ; original Broad way production directed by Moss Hart - souvenir program of Tokyo presenation, 1988. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Strouse, Charles. Charles Strouse papers, 1890-2000 (bulk 1947-2000) New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Frederick Brisson papers, 1934-1984 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Papers, 1917-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Weill-collaborators correspondence, 1925-1950. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Elisabeth Fraser papers, 1920-1999 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Music sources for Kurt Weill's Love life in the collection of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1947-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Royal, Ted, 1904-1981. Ted Royal scores, 1892-1975. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Posaune Voce Trio. Posaune Voce Trio [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn The Harold Rome Papers, 1873-1988 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Gevirti ha-naṿah. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Dan H. Laurence Collection. My Fair Lady / by Bernard Shaw ; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; staged by Moss Hart - souvenir program for production at the ?, ca., 1960. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
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referencedIn [Last Names: Col-Con] National Archives at Boston
referencedIn [Last Names: Mcc-Mcm] National Archives at Boston
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associatedWith Balanchine, George. person
associatedWith Brisson, Frederick, 1912-1984 person
associatedWith Burden, Carter, person
associatedWith Clark, Peggy. person
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Dan H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Emerson College Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Fabray, Nanette, person
associatedWith Foley, Donald L. person
associatedWith Foley, Katharine person
associatedWith Fraser, Elisabeth person
associatedWith Glancy, Donald R. person
associatedWith Goetz, Ruth person
associatedWith Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Grand Theatre Collection (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 person
associatedWith Harold Rome person
associatedWith Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. person
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
associatedWith Jablonski, Edward person
associatedWith Jeffry, Alix person
associatedWith Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007, person
associatedWith Kurt Weill Foundation for Music. corporateBody
associatedWith Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. person
associatedWith Lazar, Irving Paul. person
associatedWith Lenya, Lotte person
associatedWith Lerner, Max, 1902- person
associatedWith Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. person
associatedWith Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. person
correspondedWith Marietta Tree person
associatedWith McCarter Theatre Center (Princeton, N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 person
associatedWith Milton Caniff person
associatedWith Posaune Voce Trio. corporateBody
associatedWith Railroad Hour Radio Program corporateBody
associatedWith Rialto Service Bureau. corporateBody
associatedWith Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. person
associatedWith Royal, Ted, 1904-1981. person
associatedWith Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. person
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
associatedWith Stratford Festival Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Stratford Festival Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Stratford Festival Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Strouse, Charles person
associatedWith Strouse, Charles. person
associatedWith Swanson, Gloria. person
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. person
associatedWith White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York NY US
New York NY US
Subject
Theater
American drama
Feature films
Film adaptations
Motion picture plays
Musicals
Occupation
Librettists
Lyricists
Activity

Person

Birth 1918-08-31

Death 1986-06-14

Americans

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