Comments on: Ernest Lehman http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ernest-lehman/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andre Soareshttp://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ernest-lehman/#comment-484816 Andre Soares Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:05:57 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22#comment-484816 Thank you for writing. Now, this piece isn't about Ernest Lehman the man. It's about the movies Ernest Lehman adapted. I've seen those movies. I know them. Those are my own personal opinions, that's why the article is under my byline. No one has to agree with me. Also, you *can* write about someone you've never met. Historians, researchers, and journalists do it all the time. I've never met Ramon Novarro, but that didn't prevent me from writing a (dare I say, well-informed) biography about him. As for "failing" or "succeeding" -- again, that's a matter of opinion. Surely there are people who believe that my writing "fails" to convey something or other. That's how it goes. I have to accept that. They have a right to their opinion, just like I have a right to mine. Thank you for writing.

Now, this piece isn't about Ernest Lehman the man. It's about the movies Ernest Lehman adapted. I've seen those movies. I know them. Those are my own personal opinions, that's why the article is under my byline. No one has to agree with me.

Also, you *can* write about someone you've never met. Historians, researchers, and journalists do it all the time. I've never met Ramon Novarro, but that didn't prevent me from writing a (dare I say, well-informed) biography about him.

As for "failing" or "succeeding" — again, that's a matter of opinion. Surely there are people who believe that my writing "fails" to convey something or other. That's how it goes. I have to accept that. They have a right to their opinion, just like I have a right to mine.

]]> By: Jessie Cooperhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ernest-lehman/#comment-484814 Jessie Cooper Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:21:23 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22#comment-484814 My Uncle was Ernest Lehman, and he told me one time when I visited him in California, that he was a writer more than 25 years. He wrote when he was in College, and was a writer for a New York magazine, (though I forget what the title is.) Also, he didn't only win an Oscar, but he won 3 Edgar Awards, which is an amazing award that is hosted in New York, for mysteries and such. Also, not to be hypocritical, but I feel that if you want to right about someone who is as famous as my Uncle, and you have never met him, and you don't know the everything, and you have never talked to him, you shouldn't be writing about someone who you don't know. Also, my Uncle's scripts never failed. he never failed in writing- and it is rude to say that he "failed." You can't say that he failed when he was one of the best writer's for movies of all times. My Uncle was Ernest Lehman, and he told me one time when I visited him in California, that he was a writer more than 25 years. He wrote when he was in College, and was a writer for a New York magazine, (though I forget what the title is.)
Also, he didn't only win an Oscar, but he won 3 Edgar Awards, which is an amazing award that is hosted in New York, for mysteries and such.
Also, not to be hypocritical, but I feel that if you want to right about someone who is as famous as my Uncle, and you have never met him, and you don't know the everything, and you have never talked to him, you shouldn't be writing about someone who you don't know.
Also, my Uncle's scripts never failed. he never failed in writing- and it is rude to say that he "failed." You can't say that he failed when he was one of the best writer's for movies of all times.

]]> By: Andre Soareshttp://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ernest-lehman/#comment-481238 Andre Soares Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:38:14 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22#comment-481238 Thanks for writing. A clarification: I never felt that Lehman demanded more credit than he deserved. And that's not what I state in the piece. And having reread the article, nowhere do I claim that it was Ernest Lehman's fault if his screenplays "failed" whereas other people should get the credit if they "succeeded." My point was simply that when adapting something for the screen, credit must be given to those who created the original characters, dialogue, and dramatic setup. Thanks for writing.

A clarification: I never felt that Lehman demanded more credit than he deserved. And that's not what I state in the piece.

And having reread the article, nowhere do I claim that it was Ernest Lehman's fault if his screenplays "failed" whereas other people should get the credit if they "succeeded."

My point was simply that when adapting something for the screen, credit must be given to those who created the original characters, dialogue, and dramatic setup.

]]> By: Ron Taubehttp://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/ernest-lehman/#comment-481224 Ron Taube Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:58:25 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22#comment-481224 It is a shame that when a person dies that they would get a memorial story like this. When Mr. Lehman did something worthy the credit seems to always go elsewhere and when the work fails it is do to his efforts. Apparently enough producers and directors of merit thought he was a good screenwriter to hire him over and over again. Perhaps the author of this piece should realize that a good screenwriter often appears invisible in the work as Lehman usually did. He gave producers and directors what they wanted, sharp dialogue fast moving plots or whatever was asked for. Perhaps the author of this piece thinks that Lehman demanded more credit than he deserved but I think when he said " a film production begins and ends with a screenplay." he wasn't necessarily bragging but was stating how little credit most screen writers often get for their work. I wonder if the writer of this piece will be remembered as long as Mr. Lehman will be by writers and directors. It is a shame that when a person dies that they would get a memorial story like this. When Mr. Lehman did something worthy the credit seems to always go elsewhere and when the work fails it is do to his efforts. Apparently enough producers and directors of merit thought he was a good screenwriter to hire him over and over again. Perhaps the author of this piece should realize that a good screenwriter often appears invisible in the work as Lehman usually did. He gave producers and directors what they wanted, sharp dialogue fast moving plots or whatever was asked for. Perhaps the author of this piece thinks that Lehman demanded more credit than he deserved but I think when he said " a film production begins and ends with a screenplay." he wasn't necessarily bragging but was stating how little credit most screen writers often get for their work.
I wonder if the writer of this piece will be remembered as long as Mr. Lehman will be by writers and directors.

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