Alan Jay Lerner

Alan Jay Lerner 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.

31 August 1918

Born on the same birth day (31 August): Bobby Parker (guitarist) • Christine King • Edwin Moses • Gene Hoglan • Georg von Hertling • James Coburn • Jean-Paul-Égide Martini • Julie Brown • Kieran Crowley • Mária Balážová • Stephen Cottrell

Born in the same month (August 1918): Brian Crozier • Cisco Houston • Giles Cooper (playwright) • Guy Gibson • Kermit Beahan • L. B. Cole • Mary McGrory • Richard Greene • Sid Bernstein (impresario) • Ted Williams