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Alan Jay Lerner

1918 - 1986

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Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. Lerner won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Jay Lerner is the 1,924th most popular musician (down from 1,841st in 2019), the 10,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,329th in 2019) and the 753rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 1,924 out of 3,175Before him are Blue Mitchell, Harold Budd, Khatia Buniatishvili, Eric Prydz, Lynn Harrell, and Jeremy Spencer. After him are Jimmy Heath, David Cross, Elton Dean, The Proclaimers, Richard Ashcroft, and Buddy Miles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 287Before him are Richard Hoggart, Mariano Mores, Norman Granz, Aleksandr Ponomarev, Fedor Samokhin, and Alberto Héber Usher. After him are Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Gersh Budker, Anne Gwynne, Tony Rolt, Ntsu Mokhehle, and Yelizaveta Chaikina. Among people deceased in 1986, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 273Before him are Pepper Adams, Harry Voigt, Rafael Gil, Yaşar Erkan, Chuck McKinley, and Bessie Head. After him are Forrest Tucker, Emil Jónsson, Una Merkel, Erik Svensson, Neerja Bhanot, and Heather Angel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 10,191 out of 20,380Before him are Frankie Muniz (1985), John Colter (1774), Bob Foster (1942), June Gable (1945), James H. Clark (1944), and John Perry Barlow (1947). After him are Richard B. Spencer (1978), Robert O'Brien (1908), Carl Shy (1908), Jimmy Heath (1926), Bella Thorne (1997), and Edward Seaga (1930).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 753Before him are Janis Ian (1951), Jon Batiste (1986), Suzanne Ciani (1946), Blue Mitchell (1930), Harold Budd (1936), and Lynn Harrell (1944). After him are Jimmy Heath (1926), Buddy Miles (1947), Steve Gaines (1949), Anthony Braxton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), and Flavor Flav (1959).