Ernest Lehman
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Ernest Paul Lehman[1] (December 8, 1915 – July 2, 2005) was an American screenwriter and film producer.[2] He was nominated six times for Academy Awards for his screenplays during his career, but did not win.[2] At the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his achievements and his influential works for the screen. He was the first screenwriter to receive that honor.
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Born | Ernest Paul Lehman (1915-12-08)December 8, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 2005(2005-07-02) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Burial place | Westwood Village Memorial Park |
Alma mater | City College of New York (BA) |
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Known for | Hello, Dolly! The King and I North by Northwest Sabrina The Sound of Music Sweet Smell of Success West Side Story Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
Spouses | Jacqueline Shapiro
(m. 1942; died 1994)Laurie Sherman (m. 1997) |
Children | 3 |
He received two Edgar Awards of the Mystery Writers of America for screenplays of suspense films he wrote for director Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest (1959), his only original screenplay, and Family Plot (1976), one of numerous adaptations.