I. A. L. Diamond

Writer and producer. Born 27 June 1920 in Ungheni, Iasi, Romania [now Moldova]. Died 21 April 1988.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

27 June 1920, Ungheni, Iasi, Romania [now Moldova]

Died

21 April 1988

Active

1959–1974

Frequently works with

Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate I.’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $65m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1959–1974

Genres

Comedy3
Romance2
Crime1
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestSome Like It Hot1959

60WorstThe Front Page1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71940s

71950s

61960s

41970s

21980s

22000s

22010s

Directors most worked with

Billy Wilder3 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Jack Lemmon3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1967Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Fortune Cookie
Won1961Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Apartment
Nominated1960Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Some Like It Hot

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.