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name: "Marshall Brickman"
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born: "25 August 1939"
died: "29 November 2024"
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# Marshall Brickman

Writer. Born 25 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died 29 November 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 25 August 1939, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Died:** 29 November 2024
- **Active:** 1977–1979
- **Also known as:** Marshall Brinkman
- **Works often with:** Charles H. Joffe, Gordon Willis, Woody Allen

## Biography

Marshall Brickman (1939–2024) was an American screenwriter, director and musician. He is best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen on the screenplays for *Sleeper* (1973), *Annie Hall* (1977) and *Manhattan* (1979). With Allen he shared the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for *Annie Hall*.

Born in Rio de Janeiro to American parents, Brickman grew up in Brooklyn after the family returned to the United States in 1943. He studied science and music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and began his career as a banjo and mandolin player in folk groups including the Tarriers and the New Journeymen. He later wrote for television, serving as head writer for *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* and contributing to characters such as Carnac the Magnificent.

Brickman directed films including *Simon* (1980), *Lovesick* (1983) and *The Manhattan Project* (1986). He co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical *Jersey Boys* (2005, with Rick Elice) and its 2014 film adaptation. He also received co-writing credit on Allen’s *Manhattan Murder Mystery* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, apnews.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Manhattan* (1979), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)
- *Annie Hall* (1977), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)

## Also known for

- *Manhattan Murder Mystery* (1993), Screenplay
- *Sleeper* (1973), Writer
- *Jersey Boys* (2014), Musical, Screenplay
- *Intersection* (1994), Screenplay
- *The Manhattan Project* (1986), Director, Writer
- *For the Boys* (1991), Screenplay

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