Born in New York City into a wealthy retailing family; educated at Harvard and Julliard. Enjoyed a long and prosperous collaboration with composer Frederick Loewe (beginning in 1943) which resulted in such musicals as BRIGADOON (1954), GIGI (1958), MY FAIR LADY (1964) and CAMELOT (1967). Lerner also adapted a number of his plays for the screen and wrote several original film scripts. Five of Lerner's eight marriages were to actresses: Marion Bell (1947-9), Nancy Olson (1950-57), Karen Gunderson (1966-74), Sandra Payne (1974-6) and Liz Robertson (1981 until his death). Lerner was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a listing of Lerner's writing credits and films that have used his songs.

Writing (Story and Screenplay) 1951: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS  Nominated for Music Best Song 1951: ROYAL WEDDING "Too Late Now" - Lyric  Writing (Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) 1958: GIGI  Music Best Song 1958: GIGI "Gigi" - Lyric  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) 1964: MY FAIR LADY  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Scoring: Original Song Score and/or Adaptation) 1974: THE LITTLE PRINCE - Song Score (w. Frederick Loewe)  Nominated for Music Best Song 1974: THE LITTLE PRINCE "Little Prince" - Lyric 7 nominations, 3 Awards