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- I.A.L. Diamond (born June 27, 1920, Ungheni, Rom.—died April 21, 1988, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.) was a Romanian-born American screenwriter who worked with director Billy Wilder to produce such motion pictures as Love in the Afternoon (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960), for which he won an Academy Award for best screenplay.
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.
I.A.L. Diamond was born on 27 June 1920 in Ungheni, Romania [now Moldova]. He was a writer and producer, known for The Apartment (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He was married to Barbara Diamond.
Jun 23, 2024 · I.A.L. Diamond was a Romanian-born American screenwriter who worked with director Billy Wilder to produce such motion pictures as Love in the Afternoon (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960), for which he won an Academy Award for best screenplay.
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I.A.L. Diamond was born on 27 June 1920 in Ungheni, Romania [now Moldova]. He was a writer and producer, known for The Apartment (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He was married to Barbara Diamond.
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Born Itek Domnici, I. A. L. Diamond adopted the initials of the Interscholastic Algebra League, which he joined as a high school math champion, for his pen name. Nationality Romanian Gender Male Birth Details June 27, 1920 Ungheni, Romania Death Details April 21, 1988 Los Angeles, California, United States Famous Works. Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
Jan 18, 2017 · I.A.L. Diamond was Billy Wilder’s second great co-writer. After Charles Brackett, with whom Wilder had co-written The Lost Weekend and Sunset Boulevard , Wilder formed another superb screenwriting partnership with Diamond that produced classics such as Some Like It Hot and The Apartment .
Career: 1941–43—junior writer at Paramount; 1944—first film as writer, Murder in the Blue Room; 1951–55—writer for 20th Century-Fox; 1955—began collaboration with Billy Wilder; 1959—began producing his own films.
