Marshall Brickman

Marshall Brickman (1939-2024) was a writer for film, television, and theater and was best known for his work with Woody Allen, co-authoring the films Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Manhattan Murder Mystery. Brickman helped write The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence in 1974; the pilot included a comedic "Seven Deadly Sins" pageant. Brickman also was hired to contribute material to the unrealized The Muppets at Lincoln Center stage show.Jim Henson's Red Book: 6/19/1981 – ‘Call Larry Gelbart.’ Decades later, in 2001, Brickman was hired to rewrite Anthony Minghella's screenplay for a more serious examination of The Seven Deadly Sins, a project which never reached fruition. 
Brickman was adept at mocking foreign languages, and he prepared a cassette tape for Jim Henson of himself speaking mock Swedish, for Henson to use while practicing to perform The Swedish Chef, who debuted in the special.Jones, Brian Jay. Jim Henson: The Biography. p. 212A cassette tape of mock Swedish is on display at MOMI, but according to Henson Archivist Karen Falk, it is not the Brickman tape.
In 1975, Brickman also wrote material for the Muppets for the special Julie: My Favorite Things.
Prior to his film work, Brickman wrote for Candid Camera, The Tonight Show, and The Dick Cavett Show. His other credits include For the Boys (with Bette Midler), writing and directing Simon (with Alan Arkin) and The Manhattan Project, and co-writing the book for the Broadway musical Jersey Boys (and the screenplay for the film version).
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