Marshall Brickman
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 AwardWinner
- 1987Grand PrizeNominated