Alan Jay Lerner

Playwright/lyricist Alan Jay Lerner was born into a wealthy New York City retailing family. His professional association with Frederick Loewe started in 1942 when they teamed up to write "Life of the Party".

Their first Broadway success was the 1947 musical fantasy "Brigadoon.

" Lerner adapted work for the screen (Brigadoon (1954)) and earned two Oscars as the screenplay writer for An American in Paris (1951) and Gigi (1958), and a Grammy for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970).

Sued Billy Gray after he recorded Sid Kuller's satiric review of "My Fair Lady" called "My Fairfax Lady", which had enjoyed a five-year run at Gray's comedy club, the Band Box, from 1956 to 1961.

Has won three Tony Awards, all in collaboration with Frederick Loewe: two in 1957 for "My Fair Lady," as Best Author (Musical) and for his book and lyrics as part of a Best Musical win; and one in 1974 for "Gigi" as Best Score, his lyrics with Loewe's music. He has been nominated three other times, always in collaboration with someone other than Loew. In 1963, as Best Composer and Lyricist in collaboration with Burton Lane for "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever;" in 1970, his book and lyrics with music by André Previn as parts of a Best Musical nomination for "Coco" and in 1979 for Best Score, his lyrics with Lane's music, for "Carmelina.".

Lerner and Loewe parted company in 1962 following the success of Camelot (1967).

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 525-527. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

Frederick Loewe and his musical, "My Fair Lady", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Musical Production.

Frederick Loewe and his musical, "Brigadoon", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Large Musical Production.