Irving Brecher

Screenwriter

Birthday January 17, 1914

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Nov 17, 2008 (94)

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About

Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Meet Me in St. Louis who also wrote the films Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Ziegfeld Follies (1946) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963).

Before Fame

He worked for radio before moving to television.

Trivia

He was the only writer to get sole credit on a Marx brothers film, and also wrote Bye Bye Birdie.

Family Life

He married twice and was widowed once.

Associated With

He got an Oscar nomination for writing Meet Me in St. Louis, which starred Judy Garland.