Irving Brecher, R.I.P.

Legendary comedy writer Irving Brecher has died at the age of 94. Mr. Brecher created the radio and TV series, The Life of Riley, and wrote several notable movies, including Bye Bye Birdie and two with the Marx Brothers. (Brecher performed another service for the Marx Brothers, by the way. He looked a lot like Groucho and at least once, when that particular Marx Brother was unavailable for a publicity photo shoot, they painted the eyebrows and mustache on Brecher and had him fill in.)

Here's a link to an obit. I'll just add that I met Mr. Brecher on a couple of Writers Guild picket lines and he was funny and feisty and loyal to his union and he had great stories about working with the Marx Brothers, Milton Berle and others. I hope some of them are in that book he has coming out.