Portrait of Alan Jay Lerner

Writing

Alan Jay Lerner

Career

Active from 1951 to 2008, with a break from 1983 to 1995, busiest in 1951 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Jay Lerner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Arthurian Legend 2
  • Classic Musical 2
  • Historical Fantasy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)

Lyricist

Mashup
Mashup (2021)

Original Story

2000s

2 titles
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center
Camelot: Live from Lincoln Center (2008)

Writer, Lyricist

National Theatre: My Fair Lady
National Theatre: My Fair Lady (2005)

Writer

1990s

1 title
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992)

Lyricist

1980s

1 title · average score 76
Camelot
Camelot (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

Lyricist, Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 75
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Lyricist, Screenplay

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
GoodWatch score 84

Theatre Play, Lyricist

1960s

6 titles · average score 64
Paint Your Wagon
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

Lyricist, Musical

Camelot
Camelot (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Musical, Lyricist

Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle (1966)

Screenplay

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Book

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

Lyricist

1950s

4 titles · average score 74
Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Lyricist

Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Lyricist, Musical

An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

Story, Screenplay

Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Story