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Iconic for all the right reasons – smart writing, wicked humor, impeccable craft, and that cast – “North by Northwest” was initially hatched by screenwriter <anchor>Ernest Lehman</anchor>, who wanted to write “the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures.” Done and dusted! A heady (and extremely entertaining) blend of mistaken identity, high-stakes romance, and government conspiracy thriller, the film stars a never-better Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive who is very much not the smooth-talking government agent he, by way of some thrilling miscommunications, is mistaken for. Embroiled in an outrageous plot that just might sink the country (and will definitely sink Thornhill), this everyday guy is forced into extraordinary situations. The thrill? He – with some help from the divine Eva Marie Saint – finds a way to navigate out of them with serious aplomb. No one ever made running from low-flying planes look quite so suave and oddly relatable, all the charm of the film wrapped up in one indelible image. —KE
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American screenwriter

Not to be confused with [Ernst Lehmann](/wiki/Ernst_Lehmann "Ernst Lehmann").

Ernest Lehman

Born

Ernest Paul Lehman

(1915-12-08)December 8, 1915

[New York City](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City"), U.S.

DiedJuly 2, 2005(2005-07-02) (aged 89)

[Los Angeles](/wiki/Los_Angeles "Los Angeles"), [California](/wiki/California "California"), U.S.

Burial place[Westwood Village Memorial Park](/wiki/Pierce_Brothers_Westwood_Village_Memorial_Park_and_Mortuary "Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary")Alma mater[City College of New York](/wiki/City_College_of_New_York "City College of New York") ( [BA](/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts "Bachelor of Arts"))Occupations

- Screenwriter
- producer
- director

Known for_[Hello, Dolly!](/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film) "Hello, Dolly! (film)")_

_[The King and I](/wiki/The_King_and_I_(1956_film) "The King and I (1956 film)")_

_[North by Northwest](/wiki/North_by_Northwest "North by Northwest")_

_[Sabrina](/wiki/Sabrina_(1954_film) "Sabrina (1954 film)")_

_[The Sound of Music](/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) "The Sound of Music (film)")_

_[Sweet Smell of Success](/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success "Sweet Smell of Success")_

_[West Side Story](/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_film) "West Side Story (1961 film)")_

_[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?](/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)")_Spouses

Jacqueline Shapiro

​

​

(m. 1942; died 1994)​

Laurie Sherman

​

(m. 1997)​

Children3

**Ernest Paul Lehman**[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) (December 8, 1915 – July 2, 2005) was an American screenwriter and film producer.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2) He was nominated six times for [Academy Awards](/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards") for his screenplays during his career, but did not win.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2) At the [73rd Academy Awards](/wiki/73rd_Academy_Awards "73rd Academy Awards") in 2001, he received an [Honorary Academy Award](/wiki/Academy_Honorary_Award "Academy Honorary Award") in recognition of his achievements and his influential works for the screen. He was the first screenwriter to receive that honor.

He received two [Edgar Awards](/wiki/Edgar_Awards "Edgar Awards") of the [Mystery Writers of America](/wiki/Mystery_Writers_of_America "Mystery Writers of America") for screenplays of suspense films he wrote for director [Alfred Hitchcock](/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock "Alfred Hitchcock"): _[North by Northwest](/wiki/North_by_Northwest "North by Northwest")_ (1959), his only original screenplay, and _[Family Plot](/wiki/Family_Plot "Family Plot")_ (1976), one of numerous adaptations.

## Early life and education

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Lehman was born in 1915 to Gertrude (Thorn) and Paul E. Lehman.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) Their Jewish family was based on [Long Island](/wiki/Long_Island "Long Island").[\[4\]](#cite_note-4) Lehman attended the [College of the City of New York](/wiki/City_College_of_New_York "City College of New York") (The City College of New York), from which he earned a bachelor's degree.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2)

During World War II he was trained at the New England Radio Institute, then worked as a radio operator for the aviation industry.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5)

## Career

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After graduation, Lehman started working as a freelance writer. Lehman felt that freelancing was a "very nervous way to make a living", so he began writing copy for a publicity firm that focused on plays and celebrities. He drew from this experience for the screenplay of the film _[Sweet Smell of Success](/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success "Sweet Smell of Success")_ (1957), which he co-wrote with playwright [Clifford Odets](/wiki/Clifford_Odets "Clifford Odets").

Lehman also published many short stories and novellas in magazines such as _[Colliers](/wiki/Collier%27s_Weekly "Collier's Weekly")_, _[Redbook](/wiki/Redbook "Redbook")_ and _[Cosmopolitan](/wiki/Cosmopolitan_(magazine) "Cosmopolitan (magazine)")_. These attracted the attention of [Hollywood](/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States "Cinema of the United States") managers, and in the mid-1950s [Paramount Pictures](/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") signed him to a writing contract. His first film, _[Executive Suite](/wiki/Executive_Suite "Executive Suite")_ (1954), was a success.

Lehman was asked to collaborate on the romantic comedy _[Sabrina](/wiki/Sabrina_(1954_film) "Sabrina (1954 film)")_ (1954), which was released the same year and also became a hit. Some of his most notable works are the screenplay adaptations of the musical _[West Side Story](/wiki/West_Side_Story "West Side Story")_ (1961)[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2) and the mega-hit film version of _[The Sound of Music](/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) "The Sound of Music (film)")_ (1965), another musical.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2)

### Collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock

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In 1958, [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer](/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer") had hired Hitchcock to make a film called _[The Wreck of the Mary Deare](/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Mary_Deare_(film) "The Wreck of the Mary Deare (film)")_, based on [Hammond Innes](/wiki/Hammond_Innes "Hammond Innes")' [novel of the same name](/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Mary_Deare "The Wreck of the Mary Deare"). Collaborating with Lehman, Hitchcock produced _[North by Northwest](/wiki/North_by_Northwest "North by Northwest")_ (1959) instead. This was one of Lehman's few original screenplays (rather than adaptations). The film starred [Cary Grant](/wiki/Cary_Grant "Cary Grant") as Roger O. Thornhill, a Madison Avenue advertising executive who is mistaken for a government agent by a group of menacing spies (led by [James Mason](/wiki/James_Mason "James Mason") and [Martin Landau](/wiki/Martin_Landau "Martin Landau")). Lehman later said he intended _North by Northwest_ to be "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures." The writing process took Lehman a year, including several periods of writer's block, as well as a trip to [Mount Rushmore](/wiki/Mount_Rushmore "Mount Rushmore") to do research for the film's climax.

_North by Northwest_ was one of Lehman's greatest triumphs in Hollywood and a huge hit for Hitchcock. For his efforts, Lehman received an Academy Award nomination for [Best Original Screenplay](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Original_Screenplay "Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay"), as well as a 1960 [Edgar Award](/wiki/Edgar_Award "Edgar Award") from the [Mystery Writers of America](/wiki/Mystery_Writers_of_America "Mystery Writers of America") for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.

### Other projects

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In addition to screenwriting, Lehman tried his hand at producing. He was among the few people who initially favored a [film adaptation](/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)") of [Edward Albee](/wiki/Edward_Albee "Edward Albee")'s play _[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?](/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?")_. He persuaded studio executive [Jack L. Warner](/wiki/Jack_L._Warner "Jack L. Warner") to allow him to take on the project, and the film was a critical sensation, garnering many [Academy Award](/wiki/Academy_Award "Academy Award") nominations. Lehman was also nominated for an Academy Award for producing _[Hello, Dolly!](/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film) "Hello, Dolly! (film)")_ (1969), starring [Barbra Streisand](/wiki/Barbra_Streisand "Barbra Streisand").[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2)

In 1972, Lehman directed _[Portnoy's Complaint](/wiki/Portnoy%27s_Complaint_(film) "Portnoy's Complaint (film)")_, based on the novel by [Philip Roth](/wiki/Philip_Roth "Philip Roth"); this was his only directorial work.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2) Later, he earned another Edgar Award for his screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's final movie, _[Family Plot](/wiki/Family_Plot "Family Plot")_ (1976).

By 1979, Lehman had stopped writing screenplays, aside from some television projects. He turned down offers to write for [Jonathan Demme](/wiki/Jonathan_Demme "Jonathan Demme")'s _[The Silence of the Lambs](/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film) "The Silence of the Lambs (film)")_ and [Brian De Palma](/wiki/Brian_De_Palma "Brian De Palma")'s _[Mission: Impossible](/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(film) "Mission: Impossible (film)")_. Lehman completed adaptations for two films that were never made: a screenplay for the [Noël Coward](/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward "Noël Coward") classic _[Hay Fever](/wiki/Hay_Fever_(play) "Hay Fever (play)")_, and one for a musical version of _[Zorba the Greek](/wiki/Zorba_the_Greek "Zorba the Greek")_. The latter was intended for direction by [Robert Wise](/wiki/Robert_Wise "Robert Wise") and starring actors [Anthony Quinn](/wiki/Anthony_Quinn "Anthony Quinn") and [John Travolta](/wiki/John_Travolta "John Travolta").

In 1977, Lehman published the bestselling novel _[The French Atlantic Affair](/wiki/The_French_Atlantic_Affair "The French Atlantic Affair")_, about a group of unemployed, middle-class Americans who hijack a French cruise ship for a $35 million ransom. It was adapted as a TV miniseries in 1979.

## Personal life

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Lehman married Jacqueline Shapiro in 1942. They had two sons, Roger and Alan. Jacqueline died in 1994.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2)

In 1997, Lehman married Laurie Sherman. They had one son, Jonathan, and were married until his death.[\[2\]](#cite_note-NYT-2)

### Amateur radio

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Lehman held [amateur radio](/wiki/Amateur_radio "Amateur radio") callsign K6DXK.[\[6\]](#cite_note-6) He was an active member of the Bel Air Repeater Association.

### Death

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Lehman died on July 2, 2005, at [UCLA Medical Center](/wiki/UCLA_Medical_Center "UCLA Medical Center") after an apparent heart attack.[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) He was buried at the [Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery](/wiki/Westwood_Village_Memorial_Park_Cemetery "Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery") in Los Angeles.

## Writing credits

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### Filmography

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- _[The Inside Story](/wiki/The_Inside_Story_(film) "The Inside Story (film)")_ (story) (1948)
- _[Executive Suite](/wiki/Executive_Suite "Executive Suite")_ (1954)
- _[Sabrina](/wiki/Sabrina_(1954_film) "Sabrina (1954 film)")_ (with [Billy Wilder](/wiki/Billy_Wilder "Billy Wilder") & [Samuel Taylor](/wiki/Samuel_A._Taylor "Samuel A. Taylor")) (1954)
- _[Somebody Up There Likes Me](/wiki/Somebody_Up_There_Likes_Me_(1956_film) "Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)")_ (1956)
- _[The King and I](/wiki/The_King_and_I_(1956_film) "The King and I (1956 film)")_ (1956)
- _[Sweet Smell of Success](/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success "Sweet Smell of Success")_ (with [Clifford Odets](/wiki/Clifford_Odets "Clifford Odets")) (1957) also story
- _[North by Northwest](/wiki/North_by_Northwest "North by Northwest")_ (1959)
- _[From the Terrace](/wiki/From_the_Terrace "From the Terrace")_ (1960)
- _[West Side Story](/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_film) "West Side Story (1961 film)")_ (1961)
- _[The Prize](/wiki/The_Prize_(1963_film) "The Prize (1963 film)")_ (1963)
- _[The Sound of Music](/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) "The Sound of Music (film)")_ (1965)
- _[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?](/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)")_ (1966)
- _[Hello, Dolly!](/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film) "Hello, Dolly! (film)")_ (1969)
- _[Portnoy's Complaint](/wiki/Portnoy%27s_Complaint_(film) "Portnoy's Complaint (film)")_ (1972) also director
- _[Family Plot](/wiki/Family_Plot "Family Plot")_ (1976)
- _[Black Sunday](/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film) "Black Sunday (1977 film)")_ (with [Kenneth Ross](/wiki/Kenneth_Ross_(screenwriter) "Kenneth Ross (screenwriter)") and [Ivan Moffat](/wiki/Ivan_Moffat "Ivan Moffat")) (1977)

### Television

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- _[The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre](/wiki/The_Chevrolet_Tele-Theatre "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre")_ (1949) writer, one episode
- _[The Ford Television Theatre](/wiki/Ford_Theatre "Ford Theatre")_ (1954) writer, one episode
- _[Lux Video Theatre](/wiki/Lux_Video_Theatre "Lux Video Theatre")_ (1955) writer, one episode
- _[Playhouse 90](/wiki/Playhouse_90 "Playhouse 90")_ (1957) writer, one episode
- _[TV de Vanguarda](/w/index.php?title=TV_de_Vanguarda&action=edit&redlink=1 "TV de Vanguarda (page does not exist)") \[ [pt](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_de_Vanguarda "pt:TV de Vanguarda")\]_ (1957) based on _Sweet Smell of Success_
- _[The French Atlantic Affair](/wiki/The_French_Atlantic_Affair "The French Atlantic Affair")_ (1979) based on his novel

### Bibliography

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- _Sweet Smell of Success and Other Stories_ aka _The Comedian and Other Stories_ (1957) short stories
- _The French Atlantic Affair_ (1977) novel
- _Screening Sickness and Other Tales of Tinsel Town_ (1982) essays
- _Farewell Performance_ (1982) novel

### Biography

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- _Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success_ (2022) by [Jon Krampner](/wiki/Jon_Krampner "Jon Krampner")

## Accolades

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Lehman received six Academy Award nominations during his career, but never won. At the [73rd Academy Awards](/wiki/73rd_Academy_Awards "73rd Academy Awards") ceremony in 2001, he became the first screenwriter to receive an [Honorary Academy Award](/wiki/Academy_Honorary_Award "Academy Honorary Award") from the [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences"). Lehman did, however, receive more honorable recognition from the [Writers Guild of America](/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America "Writers Guild of America") than any other screenwriter in film history.

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[Academy Award](/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards")[1955](/wiki/27th_Academy_Awards "27th Academy Awards")[Best Adapted Screenplay](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay")_[Sabrina](/wiki/Sabrina_(1954_film) "Sabrina (1954 film)")_ (shared with [Billy Wilder](/wiki/Billy_Wilder "Billy Wilder") and [Samuel A. Taylor](/wiki/Samuel_A._Taylor "Samuel A. Taylor"))

Lost to [George Seaton](/wiki/George_Seaton "George Seaton") for _[The Country Girl](/wiki/The_Country_Girl_(1954_film) "The Country Girl (1954 film)")_Nominated
[1960](/wiki/32nd_Academy_Awards "32nd Academy Awards")[Best Original Screenplay](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay")_[North by Northwest](/wiki/North_by_Northwest "North by Northwest")_

Lost to [Russell Rouse](/wiki/Russell_Rouse "Russell Rouse"), [Clarence Greene](/wiki/Clarence_Greene "Clarence Greene"), [Stanley Shapiro](/wiki/Stanley_Shapiro "Stanley Shapiro"), and [Maurice Richlin](/wiki/Maurice_Richlin "Maurice Richlin") for _[Pillow Talk](/wiki/Pillow_Talk_(film) "Pillow Talk (film)")_[1962](/wiki/34th_Academy_Awards "34th Academy Awards")[Best Adapted Screenplay](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay")_[West Side Story](/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_film) "West Side Story (1961 film)")_

Lost to [Abby Mann](/wiki/Abby_Mann "Abby Mann") for _[Judgment at Nuremberg](/wiki/Judgment_at_Nuremberg "Judgment at Nuremberg")_[1967](/wiki/39th_Academy_Awards "39th Academy Awards")[Best Picture](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture "Academy Award for Best Picture")_[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?](/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)")_

Lost to [Fred Zinnemann](/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann "Fred Zinnemann") for _[A Man for All Seasons](/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(1966_film) "A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)")_[Best Adapted Screenplay](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay "Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay")_Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?_

Lost to [Robert Bolt](/wiki/Robert_Bolt "Robert Bolt") for _A Man for All Seasons_[1970](/wiki/42nd_Academy_Awards "42nd Academy Awards")[Best Picture](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture "Academy Award for Best Picture")_[Hello, Dolly!](/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film) "Hello, Dolly! (film)")_

Lost to [Jerome Hellman](/wiki/Jerome_Hellman "Jerome Hellman") for _[Midnight Cowboy](/wiki/Midnight_Cowboy "Midnight Cowboy")_[2001](/wiki/73rd_Academy_Awards "73rd Academy Awards")[Academy Honorary Award](/wiki/Academy_Honorary_Award "Academy Honorary Award")"in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work."
Honorary
[Golden Globe Award](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards "Golden Globe Awards")[1955](/wiki/12th_Golden_Globe_Awards "12th Golden Globe Awards")[Best Screenplay – Motion Picture](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay "Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay")_Sabrina_ (shared with Billy Wilder and Samuel A. Taylor)
Won
[1967](/wiki/24th_Golden_Globe_Awards "24th Golden Globe Awards")[Best Motion Picture – Drama](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama")_Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?_

Lost to Fred Zinnemann for _A Man for All Seasons_Nominated
[Best Screenplay – Motion Picture](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay "Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay")_Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?_

Lost to Robert Bolt for _A Man for All Seasons_[1970](/wiki/27th_Golden_Globe_Awards "27th Golden Globe Awards")[Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy")_Hello, Dolly!_

Lost to [Stanley Kramer](/wiki/Stanley_Kramer "Stanley Kramer") and [George Glass](/wiki/George_Glass "George Glass") for _[The Secret of Santa Vittoria](/wiki/The_Secret_of_Santa_Vittoria "The Secret of Santa Vittoria")_[Edgar Allan Poe Award](/wiki/Edgar_Award "Edgar Award")1960
[Best Motion Picture Screenplay](/wiki/List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_Screenplay_winners "List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay winners")_North by Northwest_Won
1977
_[Family Plot](/wiki/Family_Plot "Family Plot")_1978
_[Black Sunday](/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film) "Black Sunday (1977 film)")_ (shared with [Kenneth Ross](/wiki/Kenneth_Ross_(screenwriter) "Kenneth Ross (screenwriter)") and [Ivan Moffat](/wiki/Ivan_Moffat "Ivan Moffat"))

Lost to [Robert Benton](/wiki/Robert_Benton "Robert Benton") for _[The Late Show](/wiki/The_Late_Show_(film) "The Late Show (film)")_Nominated
[Writers Guild of America Award](/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award "Writers Guild of America Award")1955
Best Written American Comedy
_Sabrina_ (shared with Billy Wilder and Samuel A. Taylor)
Won
Best Written American Drama
_[Executive Suite](/wiki/Executive_Suite "Executive Suite")_

Lost to [Budd Schulberg](/wiki/Budd_Schulberg "Budd Schulberg") for _[On the Waterfront](/wiki/On_the_Waterfront "On the Waterfront")_Nominated
1957
_[Somebody Up There Likes Me](/wiki/Somebody_Up_There_Likes_Me_(1956_film) "Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)")_

Lost to [Michael Wilson](/wiki/Michael_Wilson_(writer) "Michael Wilson (writer)") for _[Friendly Persuasion](/wiki/Friendly_Persuasion_(1956_film) "Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)")_Best Written American Musical
_[The King and I](/wiki/The_King_and_I_(1956_film) "The King and I (1956 film)")_Won
1960
Best Written American Comedy
_North by Northwest_

Lost to [Billy Wilder](/wiki/Billy_Wilder "Billy Wilder") and [I. A. L. Diamond](/wiki/I._A._L._Diamond "I. A. L. Diamond") for _[Some Like It Hot](/wiki/Some_Like_It_Hot "Some Like It Hot")_Nominated
1962
Best Written American Musical
_West Side Story_Won
1966
_[The Sound of Music](/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) "The Sound of Music (film)")_1967
Best Written American Drama
_Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?_1972
[Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement](/wiki/Laurel_Award_for_Screenwriting_Achievement "Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement")Honorary
1977
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
_Family Plot_

Lost to [Blake Edwards](/wiki/Blake_Edwards "Blake Edwards") and Frank Waldman for _[The Pink Panther Strikes Again](/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_Strikes_Again "The Pink Panther Strikes Again")_Nominated

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)**["Ernest Lehman Biography (c. 1915-)"](http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Ernest-Lehman.html). _www.filmreference.com_. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
2. ^ [_**a**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-0) [_**b**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-1) [_**c**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-2) [_**d**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-3) [_**e**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-4) [_**f**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-5) [_**g**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-6) [_**h**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-7) [_**i**_](#cite_ref-NYT_2-8)Fox, Margalit (July 6, 2005). ["Ernest Lehman, 89, Who Wrote 'North by Northwest,' Dies"](https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/movies/06LEHMAN.html). _[The New York Times](/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")_.
3. **[^](#cite_ref-3)**["Ernest Lehman \| Encyclopedia.com"](http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Ernest_Lehman.aspx).
4. **[^](#cite_ref-4)**Erens, Patricia (1998). _[The Jew in American Cinema](/wiki/The_Jew_in_American_Cinema "The Jew in American Cinema")_. [Indiana University Press](/wiki/Indiana_University_Press "Indiana University Press"). p. [392](https://books.google.com/books?id=-v2Di_5ShGMC&pg=PA392). [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-253-20493-6](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-253-20493-6 "Special:BookSources/978-0-253-20493-6").
5. **[^](#cite_ref-5)**["Ernest Lehman: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center"](https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01075).
6. **[^](#cite_ref-6)**["Ernest Lehman, K6DXK and Screenwriter of "The Sound of Music," Dead at 89"](https://www.kb6nu.com/ernest-lehman-k6dxk-and-screenwriter-of-the-sound-of-music-dead-at-89/). _KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog_. July 6, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
7. **[^](#cite_ref-7)**["Ernest Lehman - The Washington Post"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/07/07/ernest-lehman/83692773-2a35-49b1-8a42-78d164d1c975/). _[The Washington Post](/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")_.

## External links

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- [Ernest Lehman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499626/) at [IMDb](/wiki/IMDb_(identifier) "IMDb (identifier)")
- [Ernest Lehman](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11301990) at [Find a Grave](/wiki/Find_a_Grave "Find a Grave")
- [Ernest Lehman](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/90148) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database "Internet Broadway Database")[![Edit this at Wikidata](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356427#P1220 "Edit this at Wikidata")
- [Ernest Lehman papers](https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadID=01075) at the [Harry Ransom Center](/wiki/Harry_Ransom_Center "Harry Ransom Center")

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1928–1950

- [Warner Bros.](/wiki/Warner_Bros. "Warner Bros.") / [Charlie Chaplin](/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin "Charlie Chaplin") (1928)
- [Walt Disney](/wiki/Walt_Disney "Walt Disney") (1932)
- [Shirley Temple](/wiki/Shirley_Temple "Shirley Temple") (1934)
- [D. W. Griffith](/wiki/D._W._Griffith "D. W. Griffith") (1935)
- _[The March of Time](/wiki/The_March_of_Time "The March of Time")_ / [W. Howard Greene](/wiki/W._Howard_Greene "W. Howard Greene") and [Harold Rosson](/wiki/Harold_Rosson "Harold Rosson") (1936)
- [Edgar Bergen](/wiki/Edgar_Bergen "Edgar Bergen") / [W. Howard Greene](/wiki/W._Howard_Greene "W. Howard Greene") / [Museum of Modern Art Film Library](/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art_Department_of_Film "Museum of Modern Art Department of Film") / [Mack Sennett](/wiki/Mack_Sennett "Mack Sennett") (1937)
- [J. Arthur Ball](/wiki/Joseph_A._Ball_(inventor) "Joseph A. Ball (inventor)") / [Walt Disney](/wiki/Walt_Disney "Walt Disney") / [Deanna Durbin](/wiki/Deanna_Durbin "Deanna Durbin") and [Mickey Rooney](/wiki/Mickey_Rooney "Mickey Rooney") / [Gordon Jennings](/wiki/Gordon_Jennings "Gordon Jennings"), [Jan Domela](/wiki/Jan_Domela "Jan Domela"), Devereaux Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith, [Farciot Edouart](/wiki/Farciot_Edouart "Farciot Edouart"), [Loyal Griggs](/wiki/Loyal_Griggs "Loyal Griggs"), [Loren L. Ryder](/wiki/Loren_L._Ryder "Loren L. Ryder"), Harry D. Mills, [Louis Mesenkop](/wiki/Louis_Mesenkop "Louis Mesenkop"), Walter Oberst / [Oliver T. Marsh](/wiki/Oliver_T._Marsh "Oliver T. Marsh") and Allen Davey / [Harry Warner](/wiki/Harry_Warner "Harry Warner") (1938)
- [Douglas Fairbanks](/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks "Douglas Fairbanks") / [Judy Garland](/wiki/Judy_Garland "Judy Garland") / [William Cameron Menzies](/wiki/William_Cameron_Menzies "William Cameron Menzies") / [Motion Picture Relief Fund](/wiki/Motion_Picture_%26_Television_Fund "Motion Picture & Television Fund") ( [Jean Hersholt](/wiki/Jean_Hersholt "Jean Hersholt"), [Ralph Morgan](/wiki/Ralph_Morgan "Ralph Morgan"), [Ralph Block](/wiki/Ralph_Block "Ralph Block"), [Conrad Nagel](/wiki/Conrad_Nagel "Conrad Nagel")) / [Technicolor SA](/wiki/Vantiva "Vantiva") (1939)
- [Bob Hope](/wiki/Bob_Hope "Bob Hope") / [Nathan Levinson](/wiki/Nathan_Levinson "Nathan Levinson") (1940)
- [Walt Disney](/wiki/Walt_Disney "Walt Disney"), [William Garity](/wiki/William_Garity "William Garity"), John N. A. Hawkins, and the [RCA Manufacturing Company](/wiki/RCA "RCA") / [Leopold Stokowski](/wiki/Leopold_Stokowski "Leopold Stokowski") and his associates / Rey Scott / [British Ministry of Information](/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_(United_Kingdom) "Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)") (1941)
- [Charles Boyer](/wiki/Charles_Boyer "Charles Boyer") / [Noël Coward](/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward "Noël Coward") / [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer](/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer") (1942)
- [George Pal](/wiki/George_Pal "George Pal") (1943)
- [Bob Hope](/wiki/Bob_Hope "Bob Hope") / [Margaret O'Brien](/wiki/Margaret_O%27Brien "Margaret O'Brien") (1944)
- Republic Studio, [Daniel J. Bloomberg](/wiki/Daniel_J._Bloomberg "Daniel J. Bloomberg"), and the Republic Studio Sound Department / [Walter Wanger](/wiki/Walter_Wanger "Walter Wanger") / _[The House I Live In](/wiki/The_House_I_Live_In_(1945_film) "The House I Live In (1945 film)")_ / [Peggy Ann Garner](/wiki/Peggy_Ann_Garner "Peggy Ann Garner") (1945)
- [Harold Russell](/wiki/Harold_Russell "Harold Russell") / [Laurence Olivier](/wiki/Laurence_Olivier "Laurence Olivier") / [Ernst Lubitsch](/wiki/Ernst_Lubitsch "Ernst Lubitsch") / [Claude Jarman Jr.](/wiki/Claude_Jarman_Jr. "Claude Jarman Jr.") (1946)
- [James Baskett](/wiki/James_Baskett "James Baskett") / [Thomas Armat](/wiki/Thomas_Armat "Thomas Armat"), [William Nicholas Selig](/wiki/William_Selig "William Selig"), [Albert E. Smith](/wiki/Albert_E._Smith_(producer) "Albert E. Smith (producer)"), and [George Kirke Spoor](/wiki/George_Kirke_Spoor "George Kirke Spoor") / _[Bill and Coo](/wiki/Bill_and_Coo "Bill and Coo")_ / _[Shoeshine](/wiki/Shoeshine_(film) "Shoeshine (film)")_ (1947)
- [Walter Wanger](/wiki/Walter_Wanger "Walter Wanger") / _[Monsieur Vincent](/wiki/Monsieur_Vincent "Monsieur Vincent")_ / [Sid Grauman](/wiki/Sid_Grauman "Sid Grauman") / [Adolph Zukor](/wiki/Adolph_Zukor "Adolph Zukor") (1948)
- [Jean Hersholt](/wiki/Jean_Hersholt "Jean Hersholt") / [Fred Astaire](/wiki/Fred_Astaire "Fred Astaire") / [Cecil B. DeMille](/wiki/Cecil_B._DeMille "Cecil B. DeMille") / _[The Bicycle Thief](/wiki/Bicycle_Thieves "Bicycle Thieves")_ (1949)
- [Louis B. Mayer](/wiki/Louis_B._Mayer "Louis B. Mayer") / [George Murphy](/wiki/George_Murphy "George Murphy") / _[The Walls of Malapaga](/wiki/The_Walls_of_Malapaga "The Walls of Malapaga")_ (1950)

1951–1975

- [Gene Kelly](/wiki/Gene_Kelly "Gene Kelly") / _[Rashomon](/wiki/Rashomon "Rashomon")_ (1951)
- [Merian C. Cooper](/wiki/Merian_C._Cooper "Merian C. Cooper") / [Bob Hope](/wiki/Bob_Hope "Bob Hope") / [Harold Lloyd](/wiki/Harold_Lloyd "Harold Lloyd") / George Mitchell / [Joseph M. Schenck](/wiki/Joseph_M._Schenck "Joseph M. Schenck") / _[Forbidden Games](/wiki/Forbidden_Games "Forbidden Games")_ (1952)
- [20th Century-Fox Film Corporation](/wiki/20th_Century_Studios "20th Century Studios") / [Bell & Howell Company](/wiki/Bell_%26_Howell "Bell & Howell") / [Joseph Breen](/wiki/Joseph_Breen "Joseph Breen") / [Pete Smith](/wiki/Pete_Smith_(film_producer) "Pete Smith (film producer)") (1953)
- [Bausch & Lomb Optical Company](/wiki/Bausch_%26_Lomb "Bausch & Lomb") / [Danny Kaye](/wiki/Danny_Kaye "Danny Kaye") / Kemp Niver / [Greta Garbo](/wiki/Greta_Garbo "Greta Garbo") / [Jon Whiteley](/wiki/Jon_Whiteley "Jon Whiteley") / [Vincent Winter](/wiki/Vincent_Winter "Vincent Winter") / [_Gate of Hell_](/wiki/Gate_of_Hell_(film) "Gate of Hell (film)") (1954)
- _[Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Samurai_I:_Musashi_Miyamoto "Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto")_ (1955)
- [Eddie Cantor](/wiki/Eddie_Cantor "Eddie Cantor") (1956)
- [Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers](/wiki/Society_of_Motion_Picture_and_Television_Engineers "Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers") / [Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson](/wiki/Broncho_Billy_Anderson "Broncho Billy Anderson") / [Charles Brackett](/wiki/Charles_Brackett "Charles Brackett") / [B. B. Kahane](/wiki/B._B._Kahane "B. B. Kahane") (1957)
- [Maurice Chevalier](/wiki/Maurice_Chevalier "Maurice Chevalier") (1958)
- [Buster Keaton](/wiki/Buster_Keaton "Buster Keaton") / [Lee de Forest](/wiki/Lee_de_Forest "Lee de Forest") (1959)
- [Gary Cooper](/wiki/Gary_Cooper "Gary Cooper") / [Stan Laurel](/wiki/Stan_Laurel "Stan Laurel") / [Hayley Mills](/wiki/Hayley_Mills "Hayley Mills") (1960)
- [William L. Hendricks](/wiki/William_L._Hendricks "William L. Hendricks") / Fred L. Metzler / [Jerome Robbins](/wiki/Jerome_Robbins "Jerome Robbins") (1961)
- [William J. Tuttle](/wiki/William_J._Tuttle "William J. Tuttle") (1964)
- [Bob Hope](/wiki/Bob_Hope "Bob Hope") (1965)
- [Yakima Canutt](/wiki/Yakima_Canutt "Yakima Canutt") / [Y. Frank Freeman](/wiki/Y._Frank_Freeman "Y. Frank Freeman") (1966)
- [Arthur Freed](/wiki/Arthur_Freed "Arthur Freed") (1967)
- [John Chambers](/wiki/John_Chambers_(make-up_artist) "John Chambers (make-up artist)") / [Onna White](/wiki/Onna_White "Onna White") (1968)
- [Cary Grant](/wiki/Cary_Grant "Cary Grant") (1969)
- [Lillian Gish](/wiki/Lillian_Gish "Lillian Gish") / [Orson Welles](/wiki/Orson_Welles "Orson Welles") (1970)
- [Charlie Chaplin](/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin "Charlie Chaplin") (1971)
- Charles S. Boren / [Edward G. Robinson](/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson "Edward G. Robinson") (1972)
- [Henri Langlois](/wiki/Henri_Langlois "Henri Langlois") / [Groucho Marx](/wiki/Groucho_Marx "Groucho Marx") (1973)
- [Howard Hawks](/wiki/Howard_Hawks "Howard Hawks") / [Jean Renoir](/wiki/Jean_Renoir "Jean Renoir") (1974)
- [Mary Pickford](/wiki/Mary_Pickford "Mary Pickford") (1975)

1976–2000

- [Margaret Booth](/wiki/Margaret_Booth "Margaret Booth") (1977)
- [Walter Lantz](/wiki/Walter_Lantz "Walter Lantz") / [Laurence Olivier](/wiki/Laurence_Olivier "Laurence Olivier") / [King Vidor](/wiki/King_Vidor "King Vidor") / [Museum of Modern Art Department of Film](/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art "Museum of Modern Art") (1978)
- Hal Elias / [Alec Guinness](/wiki/Alec_Guinness "Alec Guinness") (1979)
- [Henry Fonda](/wiki/Henry_Fonda "Henry Fonda") (1980)
- [Barbara Stanwyck](/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck "Barbara Stanwyck") (1981)
- [Mickey Rooney](/wiki/Mickey_Rooney "Mickey Rooney") (1982)
- [Hal Roach](/wiki/Hal_Roach "Hal Roach") (1983)
- [James Stewart](/wiki/James_Stewart "James Stewart") / [National Endowment for the Arts](/wiki/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts "National Endowment for the Arts") (1984)
- [Paul Newman](/wiki/Paul_Newman "Paul Newman") / [Alex North](/wiki/Alex_North "Alex North") (1985)
- [Ralph Bellamy](/wiki/Ralph_Bellamy "Ralph Bellamy") (1986)
- [Eastman Kodak Company](/wiki/Kodak "Kodak") / [National Film Board of Canada](/wiki/National_Film_Board_of_Canada "National Film Board of Canada") (1988)
- [Akira Kurosawa](/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa "Akira Kurosawa") (1989)
- [Sophia Loren](/wiki/Sophia_Loren "Sophia Loren") / [Myrna Loy](/wiki/Myrna_Loy "Myrna Loy") (1990)
- [Satyajit Ray](/wiki/Satyajit_Ray "Satyajit Ray") (1991)
- [Federico Fellini](/wiki/Federico_Fellini "Federico Fellini") (1992)
- [Deborah Kerr](/wiki/Deborah_Kerr "Deborah Kerr") (1993)
- [Michelangelo Antonioni](/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni "Michelangelo Antonioni") (1994)
- [Kirk Douglas](/wiki/Kirk_Douglas "Kirk Douglas") / [Chuck Jones](/wiki/Chuck_Jones "Chuck Jones") (1995)
- [Michael Kidd](/wiki/Michael_Kidd "Michael Kidd") (1996)
- [Stanley Donen](/wiki/Stanley_Donen "Stanley Donen") (1997)
- [Elia Kazan](/wiki/Elia_Kazan "Elia Kazan") (1998)
- [Andrzej Wajda](/wiki/Andrzej_Wajda "Andrzej Wajda") (1999)
- [Jack Cardiff](/wiki/Jack_Cardiff "Jack Cardiff") / Ernest Lehman (2000)

2001–present

- [Sidney Poitier](/wiki/Sidney_Poitier "Sidney Poitier") / [Robert Redford](/wiki/Robert_Redford "Robert Redford") (2001)
- [Peter O'Toole](/wiki/Peter_O%27Toole "Peter O'Toole") (2002)
- [Blake Edwards](/wiki/Blake_Edwards "Blake Edwards") (2003)
- [Sidney Lumet](/wiki/Sidney_Lumet "Sidney Lumet") (2004)
- [Robert Altman](/wiki/Robert_Altman "Robert Altman") (2005)
- [Ennio Morricone](/wiki/Ennio_Morricone "Ennio Morricone") (2006)
- [Robert F. Boyle](/wiki/Robert_F._Boyle "Robert F. Boyle") (2007)
- [Lauren Bacall](/wiki/Lauren_Bacall "Lauren Bacall") / [Roger Corman](/wiki/Roger_Corman "Roger Corman") / [Gordon Willis](/wiki/Gordon_Willis "Gordon Willis") (2009)
- [Kevin Brownlow](/wiki/Kevin_Brownlow "Kevin Brownlow") / [Jean-Luc Godard](/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard "Jean-Luc Godard") / [Eli Wallach](/wiki/Eli_Wallach "Eli Wallach") (2010)
- [James Earl Jones](/wiki/James_Earl_Jones "James Earl Jones") / [Dick Smith](/wiki/Dick_Smith_(make-up_artist) "Dick Smith (make-up artist)") (2011)
- [D. A. Pennebaker](/wiki/D._A._Pennebaker "D. A. Pennebaker") / [Hal Needham](/wiki/Hal_Needham "Hal Needham") / [George Stevens Jr.](/wiki/George_Stevens_Jr. "George Stevens Jr.") (2012)
- [Angela Lansbury](/wiki/Angela_Lansbury "Angela Lansbury") / [Steve Martin](/wiki/Steve_Martin "Steve Martin") / [Piero Tosi](/wiki/Piero_Tosi "Piero Tosi") (2013)
- [Jean-Claude Carrière](/wiki/Jean-Claude_Carri%C3%A8re "Jean-Claude Carrière") / [Hayao Miyazaki](/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki "Hayao Miyazaki") / [Maureen O'Hara](/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara "Maureen O'Hara") (2014)
- [Spike Lee](/wiki/Spike_Lee "Spike Lee") / [Gena Rowlands](/wiki/Gena_Rowlands "Gena Rowlands") (2015)
- [Jackie Chan](/wiki/Jackie_Chan "Jackie Chan") / [Lynn Stalmaster](/wiki/Lynn_Stalmaster "Lynn Stalmaster") / [Anne V. Coates](/wiki/Anne_V._Coates "Anne V. Coates") / [Frederick Wiseman](/wiki/Frederick_Wiseman "Frederick Wiseman") (2016)
- [Charles Burnett](/wiki/Charles_Burnett_(director) "Charles Burnett (director)") / [Owen Roizman](/wiki/Owen_Roizman "Owen Roizman") / [Donald Sutherland](/wiki/Donald_Sutherland "Donald Sutherland") / [Agnès Varda](/wiki/Agn%C3%A8s_Varda "Agnès Varda") (2017)
- [Marvin Levy](/wiki/Marvin_Levy_(publicist) "Marvin Levy (publicist)") / [Lalo Schifrin](/wiki/Lalo_Schifrin "Lalo Schifrin") / [Cicely Tyson](/wiki/Cicely_Tyson "Cicely Tyson") (2018)
- [David Lynch](/wiki/David_Lynch "David Lynch") / [Wes Studi](/wiki/Wes_Studi "Wes Studi") / [Lina Wertmüller](/wiki/Lina_Wertm%C3%BCller "Lina Wertmüller") (2019)
- [Samuel L. Jackson](/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson "Samuel L. Jackson") / [Elaine May](/wiki/Elaine_May "Elaine May") / [Liv Ullmann](/wiki/Liv_Ullmann "Liv Ullmann") (2021)
- [Euzhan Palcy](/wiki/Euzhan_Palcy "Euzhan Palcy") / [Diane Warren](/wiki/Diane_Warren "Diane Warren") / [Peter Weir](/wiki/Peter_Weir "Peter Weir") (2022)
- [Angela Bassett](/wiki/Angela_Bassett "Angela Bassett") / [Mel Brooks](/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") / [Carol Littleton](/wiki/Carol_Littleton "Carol Littleton") (2023)

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- [Sidney Sheldon](/wiki/Sidney_Sheldon "Sidney Sheldon"), [Frances Goodrich](/wiki/Frances_Goodrich "Frances Goodrich"), & [Albert Hackett](/wiki/Albert_Hackett "Albert Hackett") (1948)
- [Adolph Green](/wiki/Adolph_Green "Adolph Green") & [Betty Comden](/wiki/Betty_Comden "Betty Comden") (1949)
- [Sidney Sheldon](/wiki/Sidney_Sheldon "Sidney Sheldon") (1950)
- [Alan Jay Lerner](/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner "Alan Jay Lerner") (1951)
- [Betty Comden](/wiki/Betty_Comden "Betty Comden"), & [Adolph Green](/wiki/Adolph_Green "Adolph Green") (1952)
- [Helen Deutsch](/wiki/Helen_Deutsch "Helen Deutsch") (1953)
- [Albert Hackett](/wiki/Albert_Hackett "Albert Hackett"), [Frances Goodrich](/wiki/Frances_Goodrich "Frances Goodrich"), & [Dorothy Kingsley](/wiki/Dorothy_Kingsley "Dorothy Kingsley") (1954)
- [Daniel Fuchs](/wiki/Daniel_Fuchs "Daniel Fuchs"), & [Isobel Lennart](/wiki/Isobel_Lennart "Isobel Lennart") (1955)
- Ernest Lehman (1956)
- John Patrick (1957)
- [Alan Jay Lerner](/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner "Alan Jay Lerner") (1958)
- [Melville Shavelson](/wiki/Melville_Shavelson "Melville Shavelson"), & Jack Rose (1959)
- [Betty Comden](/wiki/Betty_Comden "Betty Comden"), & [Adolph Green](/wiki/Adolph_Green "Adolph Green") (1960)
- Ernest Lehman (1961)
- [Marion Hargrove](/wiki/Marion_Hargrove "Marion Hargrove") (1962)
- Not Awarded (1963)
- [Bill Walsh](/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(producer) "Bill Walsh (producer)"), & [Don DaGradi](/wiki/Don_DaGradi "Don DaGradi") (1964)
- Ernest Lehman (1965)
- Not Awarded (1966)
- Richard Morris (1967)
- [Isobel Lennart](/wiki/Isobel_Lennart "Isobel Lennart") (1968)

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1940s

- [John Paxton](/wiki/John_Paxton "John Paxton") (1946)
- [Anthony Veiller](/wiki/Anthony_Veiller "Anthony Veiller") (1947)
- [John Paxton](/wiki/John_Paxton "John Paxton") (1948)
- [Jerome Cady](/wiki/Jerome_Cady "Jerome Cady"), [Jay Dratler](/wiki/Jay_Dratler "Jay Dratler"), Leonard Hoffman, and [Quentin Reynolds](/wiki/Quentin_Reynolds "Quentin Reynolds") (1949)

1950s

- [Mel Dinelli](/wiki/Mel_Dinelli "Mel Dinelli") and [Cornell Woolrich](/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich "Cornell Woolrich") (1950)
- [Ben Maddow](/wiki/Ben_Maddow "Ben Maddow") (1951)
- [Michael Wilson](/wiki/Michael_Wilson_(writer) "Michael Wilson (writer)") (1952)
- [Michael Wilson](/wiki/Michael_Wilson_(writer) "Michael Wilson (writer)") and [Otto Lang](/wiki/Otto_Lang_(film_producer) "Otto Lang (film producer)") (1953)
- [Sydney Boehm](/wiki/Sydney_Boehm "Sydney Boehm") (1954)
- [John Michael Hayes](/wiki/John_Michael_Hayes "John Michael Hayes") (1955)
- [Joseph Hayes](/wiki/Joseph_Hayes_(author) "Joseph Hayes (author)") (1956)
- [Reginald Rose](/wiki/Reginald_Rose "Reginald Rose") (1958)
- [Nathan E. Douglas](/wiki/Nedrick_Young "Nedrick Young") and [Harold Jacob Smith](/wiki/Harold_Jacob_Smith "Harold Jacob Smith") (1959)

1960s

- Ernest Lehman (1960)
- [Joseph Stefano](/wiki/Joseph_Stefano "Joseph Stefano") (1961)
- [William Archibald](/wiki/William_Archibald_(playwright) "William Archibald (playwright)") and [Truman Capote](/wiki/Truman_Capote "Truman Capote") (1962)
- [Peter Stone](/wiki/Peter_Stone_(writer) "Peter Stone (writer)") (1964)
- [Henry Farrell](/wiki/Henry_Farrell "Henry Farrell") and [Lukas Heller](/wiki/Lukas_Heller "Lukas Heller") (1965)
- [Paul Dehn](/wiki/Paul_Dehn "Paul Dehn") and [Guy Trosper](/wiki/Guy_Trosper "Guy Trosper") (1966)
- [William Goldman](/wiki/William_Goldman "William Goldman") (1967)
- [Stirling Silliphant](/wiki/Stirling_Silliphant "Stirling Silliphant") (1968)
- [Harry Kleiner](/wiki/Harry_Kleiner "Harry Kleiner") and [Alan Trustman](/wiki/Alan_Trustman "Alan Trustman") (1969)

1970s

- [Costa Gavras](/wiki/Costa_Gavras "Costa Gavras") and [Jorge Semprún](/wiki/Jorge_Sempr%C3%BAn "Jorge Semprún") (1970)
- [Elio Petri](/wiki/Elio_Petri "Elio Petri") and [Ugo Pirro](/wiki/Ugo_Pirro "Ugo Pirro") (1971)
- [Ernest Tidyman](/wiki/Ernest_Tidyman "Ernest Tidyman") (1972)
- [Anthony Shaffer](/wiki/Anthony_Shaffer_(writer) "Anthony Shaffer (writer)") (1973)
- [Anthony Perkins](/wiki/Anthony_Perkins "Anthony Perkins") and [Stephen Sondheim](/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim "Stephen Sondheim") (1974)
- [Robert Towne](/wiki/Robert_Towne "Robert Towne") (1975)
- [David Rayfiel](/wiki/David_Rayfiel "David Rayfiel") and [Lorenzo Semple, Jr.](/wiki/Lorenzo_Semple_Jr. "Lorenzo Semple Jr.") (1976)
- Ernest Lehman (1977)
- [Robert Benton](/wiki/Robert_Benton "Robert Benton") (1978)
- [William Goldman](/wiki/William_Goldman "William Goldman") (1979)

1980s

- [Michael Crichton](/wiki/Michael_Crichton "Michael Crichton") (1980)
- [Joseph Wambaugh](/wiki/Joseph_Wambaugh "Joseph Wambaugh") (1981)
- Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (1982)
- [Barrie Keeffe](/wiki/Barrie_Keeffe "Barrie Keeffe") (1983)
- [Dennis Potter](/wiki/Dennis_Potter "Dennis Potter") (1984)
- [Charles Fuller](/wiki/Charles_Fuller "Charles Fuller") (1985)
- [William Kelley](/wiki/William_Kelley_(screenwriter) "William Kelley (screenwriter)") and [Earl W. Wallace](/wiki/Earl_W._Wallace "Earl W. Wallace") (1986)
- [E. Max Frye](/wiki/E._Max_Frye "E. Max Frye") (1987)
- [Jim Kouf](/wiki/Jim_Kouf "Jim Kouf") (1988)
- [Errol Morris](/wiki/Errol_Morris "Errol Morris") (1989)

1990s

- [Daniel Waters](/wiki/Daniel_Waters_(screenwriter) "Daniel Waters (screenwriter)") (1990)
- [Donald E. Westlake](/wiki/Donald_E._Westlake "Donald E. Westlake") (1991)
- [Ted Tally](/wiki/Ted_Tally "Ted Tally") (1992)
- [Michael Tolkin](/wiki/Michael_Tolkin "Michael Tolkin") (1993)
- [Ebbe Roe Smith](/wiki/Ebbe_Roe_Smith "Ebbe Roe Smith") (1994)
- [Quentin Tarantino](/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino "Quentin Tarantino") (1995)
- [Christopher McQuarrie](/wiki/Christopher_McQuarrie "Christopher McQuarrie") (1996)
- [Billy Bob Thornton](/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton "Billy Bob Thornton") (1997)
- [Curtis Hanson](/wiki/Curtis_Hanson "Curtis Hanson") and [Brian Helgeland](/wiki/Brian_Helgeland "Brian Helgeland") (1998)
- [Scott Frank](/wiki/Scott_Frank "Scott Frank") and [Elmore Leonard](/wiki/Elmore_Leonard "Elmore Leonard") (1999)

2000s

- [Guy Ritchie](/wiki/Guy_Ritchie "Guy Ritchie") (2000)
- [Stephen Gaghan](/wiki/Stephen_Gaghan "Stephen Gaghan") and [Simon Moore](/wiki/Simon_Moore_(writer) "Simon Moore (writer)") (2001)
- [Christopher Nolan](/wiki/Christopher_Nolan "Christopher Nolan") (2002)
- [Bill Condon](/wiki/Bill_Condon "Bill Condon") (2003)
- [Steven Knight](/wiki/Steven_Knight "Steven Knight") (2004)
- [Jean-Pierre Jeunet](/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Jeunet "Jean-Pierre Jeunet") and [Sébastien Japrisot](/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Japrisot "Sébastien Japrisot") (2005)
- [Stephen Gaghan](/wiki/Stephen_Gaghan "Stephen Gaghan") and [Robert Baer](/wiki/Robert_Baer "Robert Baer") (2006)
- [William Monahan](/wiki/William_Monahan "William Monahan") (2007)
- [Tony Gilroy](/wiki/Tony_Gilroy "Tony Gilroy") (2008)
- [Martin McDonagh](/wiki/Martin_McDonagh "Martin McDonagh") (2009)

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1950s

- [Sonya Levien](/wiki/Sonya_Levien "Sonya Levien") (1953)
- [Dudley Nichols](/wiki/Dudley_Nichols "Dudley Nichols") (1954)
- [Robert Riskin](/wiki/Robert_Riskin "Robert Riskin") (1955)
- [Julius Epstein](/wiki/Julius_J._Epstein "Julius J. Epstein") & [Philip Epstein](/wiki/Philip_G._Epstein "Philip G. Epstein") and [Albert Hackett](/wiki/Albert_Hackett "Albert Hackett") & [Frances Goodrich](/wiki/Frances_Goodrich "Frances Goodrich") (1956)
- [Charles Brackett](/wiki/Charles_Brackett "Charles Brackett") & [Billy Wilder](/wiki/Billy_Wilder "Billy Wilder") (1957)
- [John Lee Mahin](/wiki/John_Lee_Mahin "John Lee Mahin") (1958)
- [Nunnally Johnson](/wiki/Nunnally_Johnson "Nunnally Johnson") (1959)

1960s

- [Norman Krasna](/wiki/Norman_Krasna "Norman Krasna") (1960)
- [George Seaton](/wiki/George_Seaton "George Seaton") (1961)
- [Philip Dunne](/wiki/Philip_Dunne_(writer) "Philip Dunne (writer)") (1962)
- [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](/wiki/Joseph_L._Mankiewicz "Joseph L. Mankiewicz") (1963)
- [John Huston](/wiki/John_Huston "John Huston") (1964)
- [Sidney Buchman](/wiki/Sidney_Buchman "Sidney Buchman") (1965)
- [Isobel Lennart](/wiki/Isobel_Lennart "Isobel Lennart") (1966)
- [Richard Brooks](/wiki/Richard_Brooks "Richard Brooks") (1967)
- [Casey Robinson](/wiki/Casey_Robinson "Casey Robinson") (1968)
- [Carl Foreman](/wiki/Carl_Foreman "Carl Foreman") (1969)

1970s

- [Dalton Trumbo](/wiki/Dalton_Trumbo "Dalton Trumbo") (1970)
- [James Poe](/wiki/James_Poe "James Poe") (1971)
- Ernest Lehman (1972)
- [William Rose](/wiki/William_Rose_(screenwriter) "William Rose (screenwriter)") (1973)
- [Paddy Chayefsky](/wiki/Paddy_Chayefsky "Paddy Chayefsky") (1974)
- [Preston Sturges](/wiki/Preston_Sturges "Preston Sturges") (1975)
- [Michael Wilson](/wiki/Michael_Wilson_(writer) "Michael Wilson (writer)") (1976)
- [Samson Raphaelson](/wiki/Samson_Raphaelson "Samson Raphaelson") (1977)
- [Edward Anhalt](/wiki/Edward_Anhalt "Edward Anhalt") (1978)
- [Neil Simon](/wiki/Neil_Simon "Neil Simon") (1979)

1980s

- [Billy Wilder](/wiki/Billy_Wilder "Billy Wilder") & [I. A. L. Diamond](/wiki/I._A._L._Diamond "I. A. L. Diamond") (1980)
- [Ben Hecht](/wiki/Ben_Hecht "Ben Hecht") (1981)
- [Paul Osborn](/wiki/Paul_Osborn "Paul Osborn") (1982)
- [Lamar Trotti](/wiki/Lamar_Trotti "Lamar Trotti") (1983)
- [Melville Shavelson](/wiki/Melville_Shavelson "Melville Shavelson"), [Jack Rose](/wiki/Jack_Rose_(screenwriter) "Jack Rose (screenwriter)"), [Norman Panama](/wiki/Norman_Panama "Norman Panama"), and [Melvin Frank](/wiki/Melvin_Frank "Melvin Frank") (1984)
- [William Goldman](/wiki/William_Goldman "William Goldman") (1985)
- [Waldo Salt](/wiki/Waldo_Salt "Waldo Salt") (1986)
- [Woody Allen](/wiki/Woody_Allen "Woody Allen") (1987)
- [Irving Ravetch](/wiki/Irving_Ravetch "Irving Ravetch") & [Harriet Frank Jr.](/wiki/Harriet_Frank_Jr. "Harriet Frank Jr.") (1988)
- [Ring Lardner Jr.](/wiki/Ring_Lardner_Jr. "Ring Lardner Jr.") (1989)

1990s

- [Donald Ogden Stewart](/wiki/Donald_Ogden_Stewart "Donald Ogden Stewart") (1990)
- [Alvin Sargent](/wiki/Alvin_Sargent "Alvin Sargent") (1991)
- [Frank Pierson](/wiki/Frank_Pierson "Frank Pierson") (1992)
- [Horton Foote](/wiki/Horton_Foote "Horton Foote") (1993)
- [Ruth Prawer Jhabvala](/wiki/Ruth_Prawer_Jhabvala "Ruth Prawer Jhabvala") (1994)
- [Charles Bennett](/wiki/Charles_Bennett_(screenwriter) "Charles Bennett (screenwriter)") (1995)
- [Daniel Taradash](/wiki/Daniel_Taradash "Daniel Taradash") (1996)
- [Robert Towne](/wiki/Robert_Towne "Robert Towne") (1997)
- [Bo Goldman](/wiki/Bo_Goldman "Bo Goldman") (1998)
- [Paul Schrader](/wiki/Paul_Schrader "Paul Schrader") (1999)

2000s

- [Jean-Claude Carrière](/wiki/Jean-Claude_Carri%C3%A8re "Jean-Claude Carrière") (2000)
- [Betty Comden](/wiki/Betty_Comden "Betty Comden") and [Adolph Green](/wiki/Adolph_Green "Adolph Green") (2001)
- [Blake Edwards](/wiki/Blake_Edwards "Blake Edwards") (2002)
- [Mel Brooks](/wiki/Mel_Brooks "Mel Brooks") (2003)
- [John Michael Hayes](/wiki/John_Michael_Hayes "John Michael Hayes") (2004)
- [David Mamet](/wiki/David_Mamet "David Mamet") (2005)
- [Lawrence Kasdan](/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan "Lawrence Kasdan") (2006)
- [Robert Benton](/wiki/Robert_Benton "Robert Benton") (2007)
- [Budd Schulberg](/wiki/Budd_Schulberg "Budd Schulberg") (2008)
- No award (2009)

2010s

- [Barry Levinson](/wiki/Barry_Levinson "Barry Levinson") (2010)
- [Steven Zaillian](/wiki/Steven_Zaillian "Steven Zaillian") (2011)
- [Eric Roth](/wiki/Eric_Roth "Eric Roth") (2012)
- [Tom Stoppard](/wiki/Tom_Stoppard "Tom Stoppard") (2013)
- [Paul Mazursky](/wiki/Paul_Mazursky "Paul Mazursky") (2014)
- [Harold Ramis](/wiki/Harold_Ramis "Harold Ramis") (2015)
- [Elaine May](/wiki/Elaine_May "Elaine May") (2016)
- [Oliver Stone](/wiki/Oliver_Stone "Oliver Stone") (2017)
- [James L. Brooks](/wiki/James_L._Brooks "James L. Brooks") (2018)
- [Lowell Ganz](/wiki/Lowell_Ganz "Lowell Ganz") and [Babaloo Mandel](/wiki/Babaloo_Mandel "Babaloo Mandel") (2019)

2020s

- [Nancy Meyers](/wiki/Nancy_Meyers "Nancy Meyers") (2020)
- No award (2021)
- No award (2022)
- [Charlie Kaufman](/wiki/Charlie_Kaufman "Charlie Kaufman") (2023)

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International

- [ISNI](https://isni.org/isni/000000011076765X)
- [VIAF](https://viaf.org/viaf/92043193)
- [FAST](http://id.worldcat.org/fast/91202/)
- [WorldCat](https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdGHpGwQ8JTjgBvg73xXd)

National

- [Germany](https://d-nb.info/gnd/130156116)
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- [Japan](https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00447252)
- [Australia](https://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35298532)
- [Czech Republic](https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?func=find-c&local_base=aut&ccl_term=ica=pna2009495476&CON_LNG=ENG)
- [Spain](http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi?action=display&authority_id=XX869531)
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- [Norway](https://authority.bibsys.no/authority/rest/authorities/html/90844147)
- [Latvia](https://kopkatalogs.lv/F?func=direct&local_base=lnc10&doc_number=000036822&P_CON_LNG=ENG)
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- [Catalonia](https://cantic.bnc.cat/registre/981058511346206706)

Academics

- [CiNii](https://ci.nii.ac.jp/author/DA06199741?l=en)

People

- [Trove](https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/902532)
- [Deutsche Biographie](https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd130156116.html?language=en)

Other

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- [SNAC](https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6m33g8z)

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