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Writing · 1918 to 1986

Alan Jay Lerner

Best rated: My Fair Lady (7.7)

Films
10
Avg rating
6.84
Peak run
1951’64
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The career

Alan Jay Lerner, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1951 to 1964, 7.046781955196019651970My Fair Lady 7.7Gigi 6.6Career avg 6.84

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Alan Jay Lerner's career barcodecoolhot
195110 films1974
Current formLast 5: 6.76 vs career 6.84 (−0.08)
  1. WMy Fair Lady1964 · 7.7+0.9
  2. LCamelot1967 · 6.6−0.2
  3. LPaint Your Wagon1969 · 6.6−0.2
  4. LOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever1970 · 6.4−0.4
  5. LThe Little Prince1974 · 6.5−0.3
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Alan by the numbers

Average
6.84
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.42
rating spread
Career
24y
1951 to 1974
Total votes
238K
across every film
Best
7.7
My Fair Lady
Worst
6.6
Gigi
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1974The Little Prince6.54,419
1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever6.44,721
1969Paint Your Wagon posterPaint Your Wagon6.616,399
1967Camelot6.68,247
1964My Fair Lady posterMy Fair Lady7.7109K
1958Gigi posterGigi6.625,208
1954Brigadoon posterBrigadoon6.810,185
1953The Band Wagon posterThe Band Wagon7.413,790
1951An American in Paris posterAn American in Paris7.139,860
1951Royal Wedding6.76,753
Better together?

Alan Jay Lerner's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Alan Jay Lerner

7 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1975
    Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
    Nominated
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1975
    Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1965
    Alan Jay Lerner
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1959
    Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1959
    Alan Jay Lerner
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1952
    Alan Jay Lerner
    Won
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1952
    Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
    Nominated

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