| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/loewelerner.png]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Loewe (left) and Lerner (right)]] |
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| 4 | The songwriting partnership of American lyricist/librettist Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986) and Austrian-American composer Frederick Loewe (1901–1988). Along with Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein, they are responsible for some of the most famous stage works of the 20th century, including ''Theatre/MyFairLady'' and ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''. Their works combined the musical styles of the Austrian operettas and waltzes Loewe grew up with and Lerner's urbane, witty lyrics. |
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| 6 | They did much of their work during the mid-20th century. Loewe, a musical prodigy, first met Lerner, a radio scriptwriter, in 1942. They collaborated on two unsuccessful plays before scoring a hit with ''Theatre/{{Brigadoon}}''. Despite this success, Lerner and Loewe had frequent disagreements that caused them to go years without collaborating; after ''Camelot'', Loewe announced his retirement, though he briefly reunited with Lerner in the early 1970s. Several of their works also received [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptations]], usually with Lerner writing the screenplays. |
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| 9 | !!Works: |
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| 11 | * ''Life of the Party'' (1942) |
| 12 | * ''What's Up'' (1943) |
| 13 | * ''The Day Before Spring'' (1945) |
| 14 | * ''Theatre/{{Brigadoon}}'' (1947), TheFilmOfThePlay in 1954 |
| 15 | * ''Theatre/PaintYourWagon'' (1951), TheFilmOfThePlay in 1969 |
| 16 | * ''Theatre/MyFairLady'' (1956), TheFilmOfThePlay in 1964 |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Gigi}}'' (1958), ScreenToStageAdaptation in 1973 |
| 18 | * ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' (1960), TheFilmOfThePlay in 1968 |
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