Irving Lerner


Director, Producer

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
March 07, 1909
Died
December 25, 1976

Biography

Irving Lerner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his Hollywood career, Lerner was directing a variety of independent films, such as the Vince Edwards crime flick "Murder By Contract" (1958), the crime feature "City of Fear" (1959) with Vince Edwards and the dramatic adaptation "Studs Lonigan" (1960) with Frank Gorshin. In the sixties and t...

Biography

Irving Lerner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his Hollywood career, Lerner was directing a variety of independent films, such as the Vince Edwards crime flick "Murder By Contract" (1958), the crime feature "City of Fear" (1959) with Vince Edwards and the dramatic adaptation "Studs Lonigan" (1960) with Frank Gorshin. In the sixties and the seventies, Lerner devoted his time to various credits, such as "Deathwatch" (1966), "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" with Robert Shaw (1969) and "Captain Apache" (1971). He also worked on "Executive Action" with Burt Lancaster (1973). Lerner was most recently credited in "New York, New York" (1977) with Liza Minnelli. In the seventies, Lerner lent his talents to projects like "Steppenwolf" (1974) starring Max von Sydow, "Mustang... The House that Joe Built" (1975) and "The River Niger" (1975). Lerner passed away in December 1976 at the age of 67.

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