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Irving Brecher (1914–2008)

Writer | Producer | Director

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Talks about considering Lon Chaney Jr. for the top role in TV's "The Life of Riley" in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver. See more trivia »

Born:

in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 94) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1963 Bye Bye Birdie (screen play)
 
1961 Cry for Happy
 
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
– Couchville, USA (1959) (written by)
 
1959 Meet Me in St. Louis (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1956-1958 The People's Choice (TV series)
– Rollo Makes Good (1958) (writer)
– Almost a Father (1957) (creator)
– Sock and the Mayor's Election (1956) (creator)
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me (written by)
 
1949-1950 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– Five Dollar Bill (1950) (writer)
– The Banned Book (1950) (writer)
– Junior and the Bully (1950) (written by)
– Riley's Quarrel (1950) (written by)
– South American Job (1950) (writer)
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1949 The Life of Riley (writer)
 
1948 Summer Holiday (adaptation)
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief (screenplay)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (uncredited)
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis (screen play)
 
1943 Best Foot Forward (screenplay)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady (screenplay)
 
1942 Ship Ahoy (uncredited)
 
1941 Shadow of the Thin Man (screenplay)
 
1940 Go West (original screenplay)
 
1939 At the Circus (screenplay)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1938 Fools for Scandal (additional dialogue / as Irv Brecher)
 
1937 New Faces of 1937 (screenplay / as Irv S. Brecher)
 
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The People's Choice (TV series) (producer - 30 episodes, 1955-1957) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1957)
– Barkerville (1957) (executive producer)
– Sock, the Matchmaker (1957) (producer)
– The Queen and Me (1957) (producer)
– Sock Goes for the Dough (1957) (producer)
– Sock's Master Plan (1957) (producer)
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1949-1950 The Life of Riley (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Riley's Quarrel (1950) (producer)
– The French Professor (1949) (producer)
 
1949 The Life of Riley (producer)
 
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1961 Sail a Crooked Ship
 
1955 The People's Choice (TV series)
– How Sock Met Mandy (1955)
– Pilot (1955)
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me
 
1949 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– The French Professor (1949) (uncredited)
 
1949 The Life of Riley
 
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Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short) (special thanks)
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Irv Brecher)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short)
Himself
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) … Himself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter-Director (as Irv Brecher)
 
1982 The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Meet Me in St. Louis -- In the year before the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Writer of stage comedy "Sweet Charity" (1942) in collaboration with Manuel Seff

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2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Irv S. Brecher | Irv Brecher
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Trivia:

Talks about considering Lon Chaney Jr. for the top role in TV's "The Life of Riley" in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn