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""A Hollywood screenwriting and movie-making icon, Ernest Lehman penned some of the most memorable scenes to ever grace the silver screen. Hailed by Vanity Fair as ""perhaps the greatest screenwriter in history,"" Lehman's work on films such as North by Northwest, The King and I, Sabrina, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music helped define a generation of movie making. But while his talent took center stage, the public knew little of Lehman himself, a native of Manhattan's Upper West Side and the Five Towns of Long Island devoted to his wife of 50 years. His relentless perfectionism, hypochondria and all-night writing sessions fueled by tequila and grilled cheese sandwiches were some of the quirks that made Lehman a legend in the Hollywood community. In Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success, author Jon Krampner lays bare the life of this lauded yet elusive character. Moving seamlessly from post-production meetings to sound stages and onto the locations of Lehman's greatest films, Krampner's extensive biography brings to life the genius and singularity of the revered screenwriter's personality and the contributions he made to the world of cinema""-- AUTHOR: Jon Krampner is the author of The Man in the Shadows: Fred Coe and the Golden Age of Television, Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley, and Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food. 40 b/w illustrations

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Author:   Jon Krampner
Publisher:   The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint:   The University Press of Kentucky
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9781985900486

ISBN 10:   1985900483
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   19 November 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

"Preface_x000D_ Go to the Head of the Class (1915-1937)_x000D_ On Broadway (1938-1952)_x000D_ ""Get This City College Writer Out of Here!"" (1952-1954)_x000D_ Tahiti Therapy (1954-1957)_x000D_ In a Northwesterly Direction (1957-1959_x000D_ The People at Sardi's (1959-1961)_x000D_ Not Too Sweet, Not Too Sour (1961-1965)_x000D_ Fun and Games with Mike and Ernie (1964-1966)_x000D_ In Which the Bottom Falls Out (1966-1972)_x000D_ Farewell Performance (1972-1977)_x000D_ The Pot of Gold (1977-1982)_x000D_ An Uncertain Trumpet (1983-1985)_x000D_ Indian Summer (1985-1994)_x000D_ See You Again, but Don't Hurry (1994-2005)_x000D_ Acknowledgments_x000D_ Appendix_x000D_ Notes"

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Jon Krampner is the author of The Man in the Shadows: Fred Coe and the Golden Age of Television, Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley, and Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food.

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