Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman
Ernest Paul Lehmanwas an American screenwriter. He received six Academy Award nominations during his career, without a single win. At the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his ingenious and influential works for the screen that has inspired new generations of screenwriters and captivated filmmakers, actors, film critics, and audiences by the beauty of his screenwriting. He was the first screenwriter to receive that honor. The award was presented to him by friend and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth8 December 1915
CountryUnited States of America
Ernest Lehman quotes about
Pictures are written, acted, directed, photographed, edited, scored and all that. The screenwriter determines what scenes are in and what scenes are out; decides whether that bit of information is dramatized or just referred to; whether it takes place on or off screen. There are millions of decisions made by the screenwriter.
After all, the wool of a black sheep is just as warm.