The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen's best films, the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" and a number of Johnny Carson's most beloved sketches,

In an interview, Mr. Allen describes the years he spent collaborating with Mr. Brickman, a friend, on beloved movies. Mr. Brickman died on Friday.

His five-decade career spanned film, television, and Broadway, and included four movies with Woody Allen alongside making movies of his own

A former 'Tonight Show' head writer and "Dueling Banjos" performer, he and Woody Allen also partnered on 'Sleeper' and two other films.

The duo won an Oscar for “Annie Hall.” Mr. Brickman went on to write Broadway shows, including “Jersey Boys,” and make movies of his own.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote the books for Jersey Boys and The Addams Family, passed away on Friday, November 29 at the age of 85.

Marshall Brickman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and creative force behind some of Woody Allen’s iconic films, Broadway's 'Jersey Boys,' and Johnny C

The pair collaborated on three of Woody Allen's most famous films, including 1977's "Annie Hall" "Sleeper" (1973) and "Manhattan" (1979).

Marshall Brickman, the writer and director known for co-writing some of Woody Allen‘s earlier works, has died. He was 85. The Oscar winner’s daughter Sophie Brickman announced that her father died Friday in Manhattan,

Marshall Brickman, the screenwriter behind iconic films such as Annie Hall and Manhattan, passed away in Manhattan on Friday at the age of 85. The New York Times was first to report the news after Brickman's daughter Sophie revealed it to the publication.