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Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner: Biography helps us remember him well
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ALAN JAY LERNER
By Edward Jablonski
Henry Holt, 345 pp., illustrated, $35
George Bernard Shaw's wife, who died before he did, left her money
to a fund dedicated to teaching manners to the Irish.
Shaw himself, not to be outdone in eccentricity, wanted his
royalties to be used to add 23 letters to the alphabet. In the five
years following his death, however, no one came forward with a plan
for how this might be accomplished -- or, for that matter, an
explanation of why.
T...
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Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner: Biography helps us remember him well
The Boston Globe
; ALAN JAY LERNER By Edward Jablonski Henry Holt, 345 pp., illustrated, $35 George Bernard Shaw's wife, who died before he did, left her money to a fund dedicated to teaching manners to the Irish. Shaw himself, not to be outdone in eccentricity, wanted his royalties to be used to add 23 letters to
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LERNER BIOGRAPHY SHEDS LIGHT ON LYRICIST `NOBODY REALLY KNEW'.(Lifestyle)(Review)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; George Bernard Shaw's wife, who died before he did, left her money to a fund dedicated to teaching manners to the Irish. Shaw himself, not to be outdone in eccentricity, wanted his royalties to be used to add 23 letters to the alphabet. In the five years following his death, however, no one came
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Beautiful mornings. (a new book tells the life story of two of the greatest librettists in history, Oscar Hammerstein and Alan Jay Lerner)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; TWO librettists, Oscar Hammerstein and Alan Jay Lerner, wrote the lion's share of the successful musicals of the golden era that extended roughly from the opening of Oklahoma! in 1943 to 1960. After Oklahoma! shows were integrated (songs flowed from the situation and character) and were musical
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Star-filled gala betrays subtlety of Lerner's tunes
Chicago Sun-Times
; An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (STAR) (STAR) PBS presents a "Great Performances" production of the songs of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, performed Oct. 23 at Lincoln Center's New York State Theatre. Directed for the stage by Hugh Woodridge. Directed for video by Kirk Browning. Produced by David Horn.
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Network of One; Cyber-Millionaire Sandy Lerner Is Definitely Off the Beaten Track
The Washington Post
; Purple dye in the long, flowing black hair; storm-cloud blue polish on the nails; and bruise-blue shadow above and below the eyes -- computer industry multimillionaire Sandy Lerner looks a mite like Morticia Addams, the alluring, alarming mother in "The Addams Family." That suits Lerner just fine.
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Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK (AP) Playwright and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, 67, who with Frederick Loewe wrote the Broadway musicals "Brigadoon," "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot," died of lung cancer yesterday. Mr. Lerner, who had been ill about five months, died at the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center. He had
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Surely Lerner may make a more congenial play
Oakland Tribune
; ... information. 'Body' out, 'Josh' in Changes are afoot at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, and I must say, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that Claire Chafee's "Why We Have a Body," a 1993 mega-hit for the Magic, was supposed to make a triumphant ...
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Front & Center; Reluctantly and suddenly forced into the spotlight, Randy Lerner cautiously learns the ropes of his dad's old job.(Special Report)(Randy Lerner, owner of Cleveland Browns)
Crain's Cleveland Business
; Byline: RYAN CORNELL Randy Lerner didn't ask to own the Cleveland Browns. In fact, he was perfectly content to remain a fan, far removed from the spotlight and day-to-day pressures of running an NFL franchise. But when Lerner's father and Browns owner, Al Lerner, died last October, Lerner was
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Michael Lerner Finds Power of the Oscar
Chicago Sun-Times
; Oscar night 1992. It was an evening that gave Michael Lerner something he'd always craved: respect. Lerner, who was a Best Supporting Actor nominee for his spirited portrayal of movie mogul Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink," says he felt the nomination meant he had earned the respect of his peers.
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Lerner gets Browns for a record $530 million
The Boston Globe
; Alfred Lerner, the favorite from day one to end up with the NFL expansion franchise, made the Cleveland Browns the most expensive team in sports history yesterday, with a price tag of $530 million. Lerner, who made billions in the credit card business, withstood four ballots before the NFL owners
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