My Fair Lady

Stage and film lyricist Alan Jay Lerner photographed in 1985.

Songtennial: Alan Jay Lerner at 100

Arts, Culture & Media

What do the musicals “My Fair Lady,” “Gigi” and “Camelot” have in common? They were all written by the talented, complicated Alan Jay Lerner.

How a Happy Ending Ruined Pygmalion

Arts, Culture & Media
Still from the movie Pygmalion

How Pygmalion went from feminist manifesto to chick flick

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