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Overview
Date of Birth:
17 January
1914
,
Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
17 November
2008
, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Trivia:
Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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NewsDesk
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(
5 articles
)
Cinema Retro Exclusive Interview With Bill Marx, Son Of Harpo Marx
(From
CinemaRetro
. 19 November 2009, 4:34 PM, PST)
Musical Theatre West Presents Meet Me In St. Louis, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15
(From
BroadwayWorld.com
. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Irv S. Brecher | Irv Brecher
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Writer
,
Director
,
Producer
,
Thanks
,
Self
Writer:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
Bye Bye Birdie
(1963) (screenplay)
Cry for Happy
(1961) (writer)
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
(1 episode, 1959)
-
Couchville, USA
(1959)
TV episode
(writer)
Meet Me in St. Louis
(1959) (TV) (teleplay)
"The People's Choice"
(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
-
Almost a Father
(1957)
TV episode
(creator)
-
Sock and the Mayor's Election
(1956)
TV episode
(creator)
Somebody Loves Me
(1952) (written by)
"The Life of Riley"
(7 episodes, 1949-1950)
-
Home Sweet Home
(1950)
TV episode
(writer)
-
Riley's Firstborn
(1950)
TV episode
(writer)
-
The Boarder
(1949)
TV episode
(writer)
-
The French Professor
(1949)
TV episode
(written by)
-
Babs and Simon Step Out
(1949)
TV episode
(writer)
(
2 more
)
The Life of Riley
(1949) (writer)
Summer Holiday
(1948) (adaptation)
Yolanda and the Thief
(1945) (screenplay)
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945) (writer)
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
Meet Me in St. Louis
(1944) (screenplay)
Best Foot Forward
(1943) (screenplay)
Du Barry Was a Lady
(1943) (screenplay)
Ship Ahoy
(1942) (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941) (screenplay)
Go West
(1940) (original screenplay)
... aka Marx Brothers Go West (UK)
At the Circus
(1939) (writer)
... aka The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
The Wizard of Oz
(1939) (uncredited)
Fools for Scandal
(1938) (additional dialogue) (as Irv Brecher)
New Faces of 1937
(1937) (screenplay) (as Irv S. Brecher)
Director:
1960s
1950s
1940s
Sail a Crooked Ship
(1961)
Somebody Loves Me
(1952)
"The Life of Riley"
(1 episode, 1949)
-
The French Professor
(1949)
TV episode
(uncredited)
The Life of Riley
(1949)
Producer:
"The Life of Riley"
(producer) (1 episode, 1949)
-
The French Professor
(1949)
TV episode
(producer)
The Life of Riley
(1949) (producer)
Thanks:
Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera
(2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
On Your Marx, Get Set, Go!
(2004) (V) .... Himself
Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera
(2004) (V) .... Himself
"Great Performances"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
-
Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM
(1996)
TV episode
.... Himself
The Unknown Marx Brothers
(1993) (TV) (as Irv Brecher) .... Himself
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
(1982) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Writer of stage comedy "Sweet Charity" (1942) in collaboration with Manuel Seff
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 3 Articles
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Genres:
Comedy
|
Musical
|
Romance
|
Family
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Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman
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Dancer
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Singer
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Character Name In Title
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