I. A. L. Diamond
I. A. L. Diamond | |
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| Born | Ițec Domnici June 27, 1920 |
| Died | April 21, 1988 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1941–1981 |
| Spouse |
Barbara Ann Bentley
(m. 1945) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | WGA Award – Best Written American Comedy 1960 The Apartment 1959 Some Like It Hot 1957 Love in the Afternoon |
I. A. L. Diamond (born Ițec (Itzek) Domnici; June 27, 1920 – April 21, 1988) was a Romanian–American screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Billy Wilder.
Life and career
Diamond was born in
20th Century Fox for four years. In 1957, he began collaborating with Billy Wilder, working on the film Love in the Afternoon. They later wrote the classic films, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment (which won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay),[1] One, Two, Three, Irma la Douce, Kiss Me, Stupid and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. In 1969, Diamond wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the play Cactus Flower.[1] In total, Diamond and Wilder wrote the scripts for twelve films. Some featured characters engaging in an endless but friendly squabbling, such as Joe and Jerry in Some Like It Hot and Holmes and Watson in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Diamond's widow said that these characters were based on her husband's relationship with Wilder. In 1980, Diamond and Wilder received the Writers Guild of America's Laurel Award for career achievement in screenwriting. Wilder had previously received the Laurel Award in 1957 for his partnership with Charles Brackett. Diamond died of multiple myeloma on April 21, 1988.[1]
Filmography
As writer
- Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
- Never Say Goodbye (1946)
- Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
- Love and Learn (1947)
- Two Guys from Texas (1948)
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) (additional dialogue)
- Always Together (1948)
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) (story)
- The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
- Let's Make It Legal (1951)
- Love Nest (1951)
- Something for the Birds (1952)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- That Certain Feeling (1956)
- Love in the Afternoon (1957)
- Merry Andrew (1958)
- Some Like It Hot (1959) (screenplay)
- The Apartment (1960)
- One, Two, Three (1961)
- Irma la Douce (1963)
- Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
- The Fortune Cookie (1966)
- Cactus Flower (1969)
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- Avanti! (1972)
- The Front Page (1974)
- Fedora (1978)
- Buddy Buddy (1981)
As associate producer
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- The Apartment (1960)
- One, Two, Three (1961)
- Irma la Douce (1963)
- Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
- The Fortune Cookie (1966)
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- Fedora (1978)
Award and honors
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1959 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Some Like It Hot | Nominated |
| 1960 | Best Original Screenplay | The Apartment | Won |
| 1966 | Best Original Screenplay | The Fortune Cookie | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Best Screenplay | Avanti! | Nominated |
WGA Awards
- 1957: American Comedy
- 1959: Some Like It Hot – American Comedy
- 1960: The Apartment – American Comedy
- 1961: One, Two, Three – American Comedy
- 1963: Irma la Douce – American Comedy
- 1966: The Fortune Cookie – American Comedy
- 1969: Cactus Flower – Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
- 1970: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes – Original Screenplay (Comedy)
- 1972: Avanti! – Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
- 1974: The Front Page – Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
- 1980: Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
References
- ^ a b c d e f Bennetts, Leslie (April 22, 1988). "I. A. L. Diamond Is Dead at 67; Won Oscar for 'The Apartment'". The New York Times.
External links
- I. A. L. Diamond at IMDb
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