Ernest Lehman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernest Lehman

American screenwriter

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1915

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jul-2005

Profession: screenwriter, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Ernest Lehman

  • Ernest Paul Lehman (December 8, 1915 – July 2, 2005) was an American screenwriter.
  • He was nominated six times for Academy Awards for his screenplays during his career, but did not win.
  • 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.
  • The award was presented to him by Julie Andrews, a friend and star of The Sound of Music. He received two Edgar Awards of the Mystery Writers of America for screenplays for suspense films he wrote for director Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest (1959), his only original screenplay, and Family Plot (1976), one of numerous adaptations.

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