Marshall Brickman

A screenwriter who shared the 1977 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Woody Allen for Annie Hall, one of the defining American comedies of the decade. Before that he was head writer for Johnny Carson, scripting recurring bits including Carnac the Magnificent, and he later co-wrote the books for the Broadway musicals Jersey Boys and The Addams Family with Rick Elice. He was also an accomplished mandolin and banjo player, performing with Eric Weissberg in the 1960s folk scene.