Author, Ernest Lehman, The Sweet Smell of Success
This week, Ira spoke with Jon Krampner, author of Ernest Lehman, The Sweet Smell of Success (The University Press of Kentucky). In this unscripted episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Jon talks about the life and career of a scriptwriter involved with many iconic films, including “North By Northwest,” “The King and I,” “Sabrina,” “Westside Story,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Sweet Smell of Success”; the contrast between his introverted exterior and his passionate interior; his drive for success; and his complicated emotional life.
Jon Krampner is the author of The Man in the Shadows: Fred Coe and the Golden Age of Television, Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley, and Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food.
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