Marshall Brickman
American screenwriter and director
Who was Marshall Brickman?
Marshall Jacob Brickman (August 25, 1939 – November 29, 2024) was an American screenwriter and director, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen, with whom he shared the 1977 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Annie Hall. He is also known for playing the mandolin and banjo with Eric Weissberg in the 1960s, for a series of comical parodies published in The New Yorker, and for his co-authoring the books for the Broadway musicals Jersey Boys and The Addams Family Musical with Rick Elice. Marshall Jacob Brickman was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to American parents Pauline (née Wolin) and Abram Brickman. The family returned to the United States in 1943, and Brickman grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Historical significance
Brickman was a 1956 graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, where he was an honor roll student and a participant in WNYE. He was previously the head writer for Johnny Carson, writing scripts for recurring characters such as Carnac the Magnificent.