Ernest LehmanNationality:
American Birthdate:
12/08/1915 Birthplace:
New York, New York Death Date:
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biography
Born and raised in New York City, Ernest Lehman worked as a publicity writer for The Hollywood Reporter columnist Irving Hoffman and utilized his experience in scripting Alexander Mackendrick's "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957). Though the screenplay bears the stamp of Lehman's co-writer Clifford Odets, this dark and cruel tale originated as a story published by Lehman in Cosmopolitan (1951). This and other stories, one of which became Allan Dwan's "The Inside Story" (1948), brought him to the attention of Hollywood, where he settled in 1953.That year began his association with Robert Wise on
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Worked three years as publicity writer for The Hollywood Reporter columnist Irving Hoffman
1948
Sold story to Hollywood that became "The Inside Story", directed by Allan Dwan
1951
Published "Tell Me About It Tomorrow" in Cosmopolitan, the basis for "The Sweet Smell of Success"
1953
Moved to Hollywood
1953
Wrote screenplay for Robert Wise's "Executive Suite"
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