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Irving Brecher

Screenwriter / Film Director / Writer | * 01/17/1914 († 94, 11/17/2008) | New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
Irving S. Brecher (January 17, 1914 – November 17, 2008) was a screenwriter who wrote for the Marx Brothers among many others; he was the only writer to get sole credit on a Marx Brothers film, penning the screenplays for At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940). He was also one of the numerous uncredited writers on the screenplay of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Some of his other screenplays were Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Irving Brecher

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Irving Brecher as Actor(2)

Movies with Irving Brecher as Crew(17)

Writing/Screenplay1963 Bye Bye Birdie
Writing/Screenplay1961 Cry for Happy
Directing/Director1961 Sail A Crooked Ship
Writing/Writer1959 Meet Me in St. Louis
Directing/Director1952 Somebody Loves Me
Writing/Writer1952 Somebody Loves Me
Directing/Director1949 The Life of Riley
Production/Producer1949 The Life of Riley
Writing/Writer1949 The Life of Riley
Writing/Screenplay1945 Yolanda and the Thief
Writing/Screenplay1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
Writing/Screenplay1943 Best Foot Forward
Writing/Screenplay1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Writing/Screenplay1941 Shadow of the Thin Man
Writing/Screenplay1940 Go West
Writing/Screenplay1939 At the Circus
Writing/Screenplay1937 New Faces of 1937

TV Shows/Series with Irving Brecher as Crew(4)

Creator/Creator1955 The People's Choice
Production/Producer1949 The Life of Riley
Writing/Writer1949 The Life of Riley

Full Name: Irving Brecher
Born: Saturday, 01/17 1914 (January) in New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 11/17 2008 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 94)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Irving Brecher (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Irv S. Brecher"
"Irving S. Brecher"
Irving Brecher frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (6x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (6x, Crew)
Groucho Marx (5x, Actor)
Harpo Marx (4x, Actor)
Douglas Shearer (4x, Crew)
Arthur Freed (4x, Crew)
Chico Marx (4x, Actor)
Irene (4x, Crew)
Blanche Sewell (3x, Crew)
Alberto Morin (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:506984, Added: 10/05/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024