IRVING BRECHER

(1914 - 2008) 94

WRITER

Wikipedia Profile

Irving Brecher, who wrote vaudeville one-liners for Milton Berle and scripted Marx Brothers movies, the TV and radio hit "The Life of Riley" and the Oscar-nominated musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," died Nov. 17 in Los Angeles. He was 94. Full Article (Variety)

AWARDS

Academy Awards (1 nomination):

• 1944: Screenplay, Meet Me in St. Louis (Nominee)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Movies:

• New Faces of 1937 (1937)
• At the Circus (1939)
• Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
• Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
• The Life of Riley (1949)
• Bye Bye Birdie (1963)