Editing Lerner and Loewe (section)

==Final collaboration==

Their final collaboration was on the 1974 [[musical film]] ''[[The Little Prince (1974 film)|The Little Prince]]''. The ''All Movie'' reviewer wrote: "Although Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe crafted a hummable and entertaining score, it is not among their best work; worse, its tone and style are frequently at odds with the story."<ref>Butler, Craig. [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-little-prince-v29587/review#XUqBQa3ztH6fs4Rh.99 "Review"] ''All Movie'', retrieved May 28, 2018</ref>

Lerner said this of Loewe:
<blockquote>"There will never be another Fritz... Writing will never again be as much fun. A collaboration as intense as ours inescapably had to be complex. But I loved him more than I understood or misunderstood him and I know he loved me more than he understood or misunderstood me."<ref name="LernerLahr" /></blockquote>In ''The New York Times'' obituary for Loewe, it was written: "Near the creative peak of their collaboration, Mr. Lerner characterized his working relationship with Mr. Loewe as pleasant and respectful."<ref>Holden, Stephen. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/15/obituaries/frederick-loewe-dies-at-86-wrote-my-fair-lad-score.html "Frederick Loewe Dies at 86; Wrote 'My Fair Lady' Score"], ''The New York Times'', February 15, 1988</ref>