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Overview

Date of Birth:
17 January 1914, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
17 November 2008, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(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:
  1. Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (screenplay)
  2. Cry for Happy (1961) (writer)

  3. "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Couchville, USA (1959) TV episode (writer)
  4. Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) (TV) (teleplay)
  5. "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)
  6. Somebody Loves Me (1952) (written by)
  7. "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)

  8. The Life of Riley (1949) (writer)
  9. Summer Holiday (1948) (adaptation)
  10. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) (screenplay)
  11. Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (writer)
    ... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
  12. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (screenplay)
  13. Best Foot Forward (1943) (screenplay)
  14. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (screenplay)
  15. Ship Ahoy (1942) (uncredited)
  16. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (screenplay)
  17. Go West (1940) (original screenplay)
    ... aka Marx Brothers Go West (UK)

  18. At the Circus (1939) (writer)
    ... aka The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
  19. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (uncredited)
  20. Fools for Scandal (1938) (additional dialogue) (as Irv Brecher)
  21. New Faces of 1937 (1937) (screenplay) (as Irv S. Brecher)
Director:
  1. Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)

  2. Somebody Loves Me (1952)

  3. "The Life of Riley" (1 episode, 1949)
        - The French Professor (1949) TV episode (uncredited)
  4. The Life of Riley (1949)
Producer:
  1. "The Life of Riley" (producer) (1 episode, 1949)
        - The French Professor (1949) TV episode (producer)
  2. The Life of Riley (1949) (producer)
Thanks:
  1. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Himself
  2. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) .... Himself

  3. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV) (as Irv Brecher) .... Himself

  5. 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 more
Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 3 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Musical | Romance | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Dancer | Singer | Character Name In Title more

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