Ernest Lehman
- screenwriter
- film producer
- novelist
- film director
- producer
- Born 1915-12-08
- Died 2005-07-02 (aged 89)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1954–1979
Known for
- 1977Black SundayscreenwriterMovie
age 62 - 1976Family PlotscreenwriterMovie
age 61 - 1969Hello, Dolly!screenwriterMovie
age 54 - 1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?screenwriterMovie
age 51 - 1965The Sound of MusicscreenwriterMovie
age 50 - 1963The PrizescreenwriterMovie
age 48 - 1961West Side StoryscreenwriterMovie
age 46 - 1960From the TerracescreenwriterMovie
age 45 - 1959North by NorthwestscreenwriterMovie
age 44 - 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessscreenwriterMovie
age 42 - 1956Somebody Up There Likes MescreenwriterMovie
age 41 - 1956The King and IscreenwriterMovie
age 41
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Black Sunday | Movie | screenwriter | 62 |
| 1976 |  Family Plot | Movie | screenwriter | 61 |
| 1969 |  Hello, Dolly! | Movie | screenwriter | 54 |
| 1966 |  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Movie | screenwriter | 51 |
| 1965 |  The Sound of Music | Movie | screenwriter | 50 |
| 1963 |  The Prize | Movie | screenwriter | 48 |
| 1961 |  West Side Story | Movie | screenwriter | 46 |
| 1960 |  From the Terrace | Movie | screenwriter | 45 |
| 1959 |  North by Northwest | Movie | screenwriter | 44 |
| 1957 |  Sweet Smell of Success | Movie | screenwriter | 42 |
| 1956 |  Somebody Up There Likes Me | Movie | screenwriter | 41 |
| 1956 |  The King and I | Movie | screenwriter | 41 |
Showing 12 of 14 credits
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 39
- Executive Suitescreenwriter
- Sabrinascreenwriter
age 41
- Somebody Up There Likes Mescreenwriter
- The King and Iscreenwriter
age 42
- Sweet Smell of Successscreenwriter
age 44
- North by Northwestscreenwriter
age 45
- From the Terracescreenwriter
age 46
- West Side Storyscreenwriter
age 48
- The Prizescreenwriter
age 50
- The Sound of Musicscreenwriter
age 51
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?producer
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?screenwriter
age 54
- Hello, Dolly!producer
- Hello, Dolly!screenwriter
age 61
- Family Plotscreenwriter
age 62
- Black Sundayscreenwriter
age 89
- Died
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1954Executive Suite90.0
- 1954Sabrina78.5
- 1956Somebody Up There Likes Me76.0
- 1956The King and I87.5
- 1957Sweet Smell of Success91.5
- 1959North by Northwest92.8
- 1961West Side Story87.3
- 1963The Prize52.0
- 1965The Sound of Music75.7
- 1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?85.3
- 1969Hello, Dolly!51.5
- 1976Family Plot80.3
- 1977Black Sunday68.7
Worked with most
By shared titlesFacts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1954–1979
- Education
- City College of New York