Portrait of Ernest Lehman

Writing

Ernest Lehman

Career

Active from 1948 to 2010, with a break from 1980 to 2009, busiest in 1956 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for North by Northwest
North by Northwest
GoodWatch score91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Picture

    1970 · Nominated · 42nd Academy Awards

    Hello, Dolly!

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Picture

    1967 · Nominated · 39th Academy Awards

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Lehman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Musical 3
  • Timeless Romance 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Gritty 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Mashup
Mashup (2021)

Original Story

2010s

1 title
The Sound of Music: The Musical
The Sound of Music: The Musical (2010)

Writer

1990s

1 title · average score 60
Sabrina
Sabrina (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Film Writer

1970s

3 titles · average score 58
Black Sunday
Black Sunday (1977)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Family Plot
Family Plot (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay, Director

1960s

7 titles · average score 67
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Writer

Sen Bir Meleksin
Sen Bir Meleksin (1969)

Story

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Screenplay

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Prize
The Prize (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

From the Terrace
From the Terrace (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

1950s

7 titles · average score 82
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

Writer

Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
GoodWatch score 89

Novel, Screenplay

The Comedian
The Comedian (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

1940s

1 title · average score 66
The Inside Story
The Inside Story (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer