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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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Down 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

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(4 articles)

Musical Theatre West Presents Meet Me In St. Louis, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Irv Brecher's Comedy Advice From Beyond the Grave
(From Vanity Fair. 8 July 2009, 3:15 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Irv S. Brecher | Irv Brecher

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Thanks, Self

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bye Bye Birdie (1963)	(screenplay)	1963	-	6.3 (2,410)

2.	Cry for Happy (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	6.3 (93)

3.	"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.0 (218)
	1 TV episode: Couchville, USA (1959) (writer)
4.	Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) (TV)	(teleplay)	1959	-	7.7 (32)

5.	"The People's Choice" (1955)	(2 episodes, 1956-1957)	1957	-	9.3 (27)
	2 TV episodes: Almost a Father (1957) (creator) Sock and the Mayor's Election (1956) (creator)
6.	Somebody Loves Me (1952)	(written by)	1952	-	5.7 (72)

7.	"The Life of Riley" (1949)	(6 episodes, 1949-1950)	1950	-	6.5 (17)
	6 TV episodes: Home Sweet Home (1950) (writer) The Boarder (1949) (writer) The French Professor (1949) (written by) Babs and Simon Step Out (1949) (writer) Tonsils (1949) (writer) 1 episode not shown.
8.	The Life of Riley (1949)	(writer)	1949	-	7.5 (70)

9.	Summer Holiday (1948)	(adaptation)	1948	-	6.0 (148)

10.	Yolanda and the Thief (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	6.0 (330)

11.	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	(writer)	1945	-	6.6 (971)
	AKAs: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
12.	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	7.7 (6,344)

13.	Best Foot Forward (1943)	(screenplay)	1943	-	6.6 (271)

14.	Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)	(screenplay)	1943	-	6.1 (437)

15.	Ship Ahoy (1942)	(uncredited)	1942	-	6.1 (179)

16.	Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	7.1 (1,671)

17.	Go West (1940)	(original screenplay)	1940	-	6.7 (1,903)
	AKAs: Marx Brothers Go West (UK)
18.	At the Circus (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	6.8 (2,018)
	AKAs: The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
19.	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	8.3 (93,591)

20.	Fools for Scandal (1938)	(additional dialogue) (as Irv Brecher)	1938	-	5.9 (144)

21.	New Faces of 1937 (1937)	(screenplay) (as Irv S. Brecher)	1937	-	5.2 (85)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)		1961	-	6.1 (66)

2.	Somebody Loves Me (1952)		1952	-	5.7 (72)

3.	"The Life of Riley" (1949)	(1 episode, 1949)	1949	-	6.5 (17)
	1 TV episode: The French Professor (1949) (uncredited)
4.	The Life of Riley (1949)		1949	-	7.5 (70)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Life of Riley" (1949)	producer (1 episode, 1949)	1949	-	6.5 (17)
	1 TV episode: The French Professor (1949) (producer)
2.	The Life of Riley (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	7.5 (70)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V)	(special thanks)	2004	-	6.6 (36)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	6.6 (27)

2.	Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	6.6 (36)

3.	Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV)	Himself	1996	-	7.4 (91)

4.	The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)	(as Irv Brecher) Himself	1993	-	7.9 (137)

5.	The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV)	Himself	1982	-	8.4 (63)

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Other Works:

Writer of stage comedy "Sweet Charity" (1942) in collaboration with Manuel Seff more

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2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 3 Articles more

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Comedy | Musical | Romance | Family more

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Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Dancer | Singer more

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