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Marshall Brickman Biography

Birth Name:Marshall Michael Brickman

Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award in recognition of his body of works as a writer in motion pictures from the Writers Guild of America in 2006
  • A member of The Tarriers and later, the New Journeymen, he used his folk singing career to pay his way through college
  • Frequently collaborated with filmmaker Woody Allen on screenplays
  • Wrote for talk shows and other comedy television series in the 1960s
  • Published a parody of a Playbill cast list in The New Yorker called "Who's Who in the Cast" that drew considerable attention
  • Is skilled at playing the banjo and the bluegrass guitar

Awards

  • 1974Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: winner
  • 1974WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 1977LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1977NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1977NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1978Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
  • 1978BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1978Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1978WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: winner
  • 1979NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1980Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 1980BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1980NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1980WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 1987President's Award-: winner
  • 1987Grand Prize-: nominated