Tuesday, September 27, is pub. day for "Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success." I've worked on it for seven years and am glad to see it launched. Now we'll see what the critics and the public think. Please feel free to leave a few words of encouragement if you're so inclined.
Sep 26, 2022 4:50 AM PDT
ada boy ada boy ada boy
- Kirk
Comment by Jon Krampner on Sep 26, 2022 8:30 AM PDT
Thanks, Kirk. Look forward to seeing you back in November.
Sep 26, 2022 12:53 PM PDT
Congratulations! Can't wait to get my very own copy! Look forward to reading the book again. I can't stop talking about it to friends!!
- Lisa
Reply by Jon Krampner on Sep 26, 2022 1:03 PM PDT
Thanks, Lisa, and thanks for your generous blurb! I hope to see you at a signing (not set up yet).
Sep 26, 2022 12:55 PM PDT
Congratulations—I can’t wait to read it!
- Steven C. Smith
Reply by Jon Krampner on Sep 26, 2022 1:04 PM PDT
Thanks, Steve. I'll cross my fingers and hope you like it.
Sep 26, 2022 1:18 PM PDT
Congratulations. Looking forward to reading it
- Bill Boyarsky
Sep 26, 2022 2:56 PM PDT
Congratulations, Jon. Seven years is a long time to labor (a Biblically long time!). A great accomplishment.
- Ken Anderson
Sep 26, 2022 3:47 PM PDT
Happy pub day, Jon!! I can't wait to get my hands on a copy and read this book...Ernest Lehman was such a talent, and his writing, humor, and dedication have influenced me. His films have made me smile and think. I am so glad you worked hard to get his story out there.
- Caren Lissner carenlissner.com
Reply by Jon Krampner on Sep 26, 2022 5:26 PM PDT
Thank you, Bill, Ken and Caren! Your support is very much appreciated.
Sep 26, 2022 9:33 PM PDT
As his youngest son...that is up until I was usurped by my half-brother, 48 years my junior... I knew Ernie Lehman as intimately as anyone could, and I can only marvel at the breadth, depth, and incisiveness of Jon Krampner's biography of my father. In a nutshell, he's nailed my Dad: his savvy, sweet-smelling success as a screenwriter; his flaws and foibles as a father; and his lifelong, Peter-Pan embrace of the Eternal Mother: from his own mother, to his Fraulein, to my mother, to his round-the-clock housekeepers, and, ultimately, to my step-mother, 15 years my junior.
- Alan Lehman
Reply by Jon Krampner on Sep 26, 2022 9:42 PM PDT
Alan, I very much appreciate your kind words. You were a crucial and indispensable part of the book, and I'm grateful for your gracious and insightful responses to my questions, as well as the documents, photos (you contributed fully one fourth of the photos used in the book) and leads you provided. Thank you so much, and I hope you've fully recuperated from the US Open..
Sep 28, 2022 2:52 PM PDT
Jon: Bravo! You've done it again! You're a marvel and an inspiraton.
- - tom
Reply by Jon Krampner on Sep 28, 2022 6:07 PM PDT
Thank you so much, Tom. But you're no slouch in the publication department either!
Sep 30, 2022 6:28 AM PDT
Jon, just got the book in the mail. Can't wait to read it! I know how hard you worked on it. The testimonials on the back are amazingly impressive. Congratulations. I'm so proud of you, old friend!
- Alx Hertz
Oct 01, 2022 2:37 PM PDT
Congrats, Jon!!! Very happy for you. I look forward to reading your latest.
- Gail Polevoi
Reply by Jon Krampner on Oct 01, 2022 4:04 PM PDT
Thanks, Gail! You guys got me started on this path back at Emmy Magazine.
Oct 09, 2022 3:33 PM PDT
Hi Jon, Are you planning any readings and signings in the mid-Hudson Valley region? The Elwell family house is the second one on the south side from the intersection where the one and only stop light is located. There are still a few bars on Main St. but to my dismay it's not very funky around here any more and the majority of shops are lifestyle businesses.
- Ruth Elwell
Reply by Jon Krampner on Oct 09, 2022 3:50 PM PDT
Hi Ruth,
First of all, thank you so much for indexing my peanut butter book -- I'm sorry that we didn't get to work together on this one.
I'm probably just going to do a few appearances here in the Los Angeles area, and given the persistence of Covid, I'm not sure how wise that is. But if I'm ever in your neighborhood, I'll be sure to drop in!
May 11, 2023 5:58 PM PDT
Congratulations! I'm glad to see that there are so many ahead of me in the comments. You deserve a wide readership.
- Ken Anderson
Reply by Jon Krampner on May 11, 2023 6:35 PM PDT
Thank you so much, Ken. I appreciate your good wishes.