Marshall Brickman, the writer-director best known for co-writing some of Woody Allen's earlier works, has died. He was 85 years old.
Sophie Brickman, the daughter of the Oscar winner, announced that her father died on Friday in Manhattan, after more than 50 years of writing, directing and producing for theater and film.
The cause of death was not provided, according to New York Times.
After collaborating with Allen on the 1973 science fiction comedy film sleeperThey co-wrote the hit satirical romantic comedy Annie Hall Together, both men won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The duo also collaborated on Allen's 1979 follow-up ManhattanWhich earned them another nomination for screenplay. They teamed up again for the 1993 dark comedy Manhattan Murder Mystery.
Born on August 25, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brickman studied science and music and planned to become a doctor. After joining the folk band The Tarriers in 1962, he recorded a banjo album that later became the soundtrack to The Tarriers. enough (1972), Brickman joined New Journeyman with John and Michelle Phillips, who would go on to found The Mamas & The Papas.
50th Annual Academy Awards – Show Coverage – Date filmed: April 3, 1978. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Marshall Brickman
Brickman began writing for Candid camera, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Dick Cavett Show Before meeting Allen.
As writer and director, Brickman led Simon (1980) with Alan Arkin, lovelorn (1983) with Dudley Moore and Elizabeth Govern Manhattan Project (1986) with John Lithgow.
Long before writing For boys (1991) and junction (1994), Brickman co-wrote the pilot for The Puppet Show: Sex and Violencewhich eventually becomes Puppet show (1976-'81). He also wrote books for Broadway musicals Jersey Boys (2005) and Addams family (2010), as well as re-teaming with partner Rick Ellis for Clint Eastwood's 2014 musical film.
