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Woody Allen Biography (1935-)
Original name, Allen Stewart Konigsberg; born December 1, 1935, in Brooklyn,NY; legal name, Heywood Allen; son of Martin (a waiter and jewelry engraver)and Nettie (a bookkeeper; maiden name, Cherry) Konigsberg; married Harlene Rosen, March 15, 1956 (divorced, 1962); married Louise Lasser (an actress), February 2, 1966 (divorced, 1969); companion of Mia Farrow (an actress), c. 1980-92; married Soon-Yi Previn, December 22, 1997; children: (with Farrow) Satchel O'Sullivan Farrow, Dylan Farrow, Moses Amadeus Farrow; (third marriage) Bechet Dumaine, Manzie Tio. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: MBST Entertainment, 345 N. Maple Dr., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- December 1, 1935
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Victor Shakapopulis, What's New, Pussycat? (also known as Quoide neuf, Pussycat?), United Artists, 1965
- Narrator, host, and voice characterization, What's Up, Tiger Lily?, American International, 1966
- Jimmy Bond and Dr. Noah, Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale (alsoknown as Casino Royale), Columbia, 1967
- Virgil Starkwell, Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969
- Fielding Mellish, Bananas, United Artists, 1971
- Allan Felix, Play It Again, Sam (also known as Aspirins for Three), Paramount, 1972
- Victor, Fabrizio, Fool, Sperm, and other characters, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (also known as Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex), United Artists, 1972
- Miles Monroe, Sleeper, United Artists, 1973
- Boris Dimitovich Grushenko, Love and Death, United Artists, 1975
- Howard Prince, The Front, Columbia, 1976
- (In archive footage) America at the Movies, 1976
- Alvy Singer, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
- Isaac Davis, Manhattan, United Artists, 1979
- Sandy Bates, Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
- Himself, To Woody Allen, from Europe with Love, 1980
- Andrew Hobbs, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Warner Bros., 1982
- Leonard Zelig (title role), Zelig, Warner Bros., 1983
- Title role, Broadway Danny Rose, Orion, 1984
- Mickey Sachs, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986
- Himself, Fifty Years of Action!, 1986
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Meeting Woody Allen (also known as J. L. G. Meets W. A. andMeetin' WA), 1986
- (Uncredited) Narrator, Radio Days, Orion, 1987
- Mr. Alien, King Lear, Cannon, 1987
- Sheldon Mills, "Oedipus Wrecks," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
- Cliff Stern, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Orion, 1989
- Nick, Scenes from a Mall, Buena Vista, 1991
- Kleinman, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
- Gabe Roth, Husbands and Wives, TriStar, 1992
- Larry Lipton, Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
- Lenny, Mighty Aphrodite (also known as Eros), Miramax, 1995
- Joe Berlin, Everyone Says I Love You, Miramax, 1996
- Harry Block, Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line, 1997
- Narrator (American version), Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv, 1997
- (Uncredited) Theatre director, The Impostors, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1998
- Voice of Z-4165, Antz (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
- Himself, Wild Man Blues (documentary), Fine Line, 1998
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (also known as La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais), 1998
- Himself, Sweet and Lowdown, Columbia TriStar, 1999
- (Uncredited) Lowther, Company Man, Paramount, 1999
- Ray Winkler, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
- Tex Cowley, Picking up the Pieces, Kushner-Locke Company, 2000
- (In archive footage) Voice of Z-4165, CyberWorld, 2000
- Himself, Ljuset haaller mig saellskap (also known as Light Keeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV, CreativeLight Worldwide, 2000
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room, Creative Light Worldwide, 2000
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy, CreativeLight Worldwide, 2000
- C. W. Briggs, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (also known as ImBann des Jade Skorpions), Creative Light Worldwide, 2001
- Himself, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites--The Professor and Other Clowns, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites--The Love &Laughter, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001
- Himself, The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites--The Dream Teamof Comedy, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001
- Val Waxman, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
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Anything Else, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Director
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What's Up, Tiger Lily?, American International, 1966
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Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969
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Bananas, United Artists, 1971
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (also known as Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex), United Artists, 1972
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Sleeper, United Artists, 1973
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Love and Death, United Artists, 1975
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Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
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Interiors, United Artists, 1978
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Manhattan, United Artists, 1979
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Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Warner Bros., 1982
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Zelig, Warner Bros., 1983
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Broadway Danny Rose, Orion, 1984
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The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1985
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Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986
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Radio Days, Orion, 1987
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September, Orion, 1987
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Another Woman, Orion, 1988
- "Oedipus Wrecks," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
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Crimes and Misdemeanors, Orion, 1989
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Alice, Orion, 1990
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Husbands and Wives, TriStar, 1992
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Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
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Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
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Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994
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Mighty Aphrodite (also known as Eros), Miramax, 1995
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Everyone Says I Love You, Miramax, 1996
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Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line, 1997
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Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
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Sweet and Lowdown, Columbia TriStar, 1999
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Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (also known as Im Bann des JadeSkorpions), DreamWorks, 2001
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Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
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Anything Else, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Work
- Associate producer, What's Up, Tiger Lily?, American International, 1966
- Musician: clarinet, Wild Man Blues (documentary), Fine Line, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Himself, That Was the Week That Was, 1964
- Regular, Hot Dog, NBC, 1970-1971
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Movies
- Title role, Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story, 1971
- Walter Hollander, Don't Drink the Water, ABC, 1994
- Al Lewis, The Sunshine Boys, CBS, 1995
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Specials
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The Best on Record, NBC, 1965
- Himself, Woody Allen, 1965
- Host, Woody's First Special, CBS, 1969
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The Woody Allen Special, NBC, 1969
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Plimpton! Did You Hear the One about ... ?, ABC, 1971
- Himself, The Making of "The Front," 1976
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The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky 70s, NBC, 1980
- Himself, L'oeuvre et la vie de Woody Allen, 1982
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Storytellers: The P.E.N. Celebration, PBS, 1987
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Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed, 1994
- (In archive footage) Himself, Candid Camera's 50th Anniversary, 1996
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Cannes ... les 400 coups, 1997
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Canned Ham: Deconstructing Harry, Comedy Central, 1997
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Woody Allen: A to Z, TCM, 1997
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
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NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
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Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion, HBO, 1998
- (Archive footage) Himself, A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary, 1998
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: In Search of, 1998
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: The Antiheroes, 1998
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Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is, HBO, 1999
- Himself, Bunuel en Hollywood, 2000
- Himself, Waiting for Woody, 2000
- (In archive footage) Himself, Playboy: The Party Continues, 2000
- (In archive footage) Himself, Celebrity Profile: Brooke Shields, 2001
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Cinemax, 2001
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Hail Sid Ceasar!: The Golden Age of Comedy, Showtime, 2001
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Inside the Playboy Mansion, 2002
- Himself, Woody Allen: A Life in Film, TCM, 2002
- Himself, Last Laugh, 2002
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100 Years of Hope and Humor, NBC, 2003
- Also appeared in Gene Kelly in New York.
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Awards Presentations
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The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1987
- Himself, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, 2002
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Episodic
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Candid Camera, CBS, 1963
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What's My Line?, 1963, 1964, 1965
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The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1965
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Hullabaloo, NBC, 1965
- Himself, Toast of the Town, 1965
- Guest host, Hippodrome, CBS, 1966
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What's My Line?, 1966, 1967
- Himself, Toast of the Town, 1967
- Host, "Woody Allen Looks at 1967," The Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1967
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I've Got a Secret, 1967
- Himself, "The Woody Allen Special," The Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1969
- Himself, Toast of the Town, 1969
- Himself, V.I.P.-Schaukel, 1977
- "Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed," American Masters, PBS, 1994
- Voice of himself, "My Dinner with Woody," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1997
- Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 1999
- Also appeared in The Dick Cavett Show, ABC; The Tonight Show, NBC; Gypsy; as himself, Lordagshjornet.
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director, Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story, 1971
- Director, Don't Drink the Water, ABC, 1994
- Director, Sounds from a Town I Love, 2001
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Specials
- Segment director, The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- (Broadway debut) Allan Felix, Play It Again, Sam, Broadhurst Theatre, 1969
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Woody Allen, Colpix, 1964
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Woody Allen, Volume 2, Colpix, 1965
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Woody Allen, Stand-Up Comic: 1964-1968, United Artists Records, 1978
- Also recorded Woody Allen, The Night Club Years.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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The Laughmaker, 1962
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What's New, Pussycat? (also known as Quoi de neuf, Pussycat?), United Artists, 1965
- (With Frank Buxton, Len Maxwell, Louise Lasser, Mickey Rose, Julie Bennett, Kazuo Yamada, and Bryna Wilson) What's Up, Tiger Lily?, American International, 1966
- (Uncredited) Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale (also known as Casino Royale), 1967
- (With Rose) Take the Money and Run, Cinerama, 1969
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Don't Drink the Water (based on his stage play), 1969
- (With Rose) Bananas, United Artists, 1971, published in Four Screenplays, Random House (New York City), 1978
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Play It Again, Sam (based on his stage play; also known as Aspirins for Three), Paramount, 1972
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* (*but were afraid to ask) (based on the book by David Ruben), United Artists, 1972
- (With Marshall Brickman) Sleeper, United Artists, 1973, publishedin Four Screenplays, Random House, 1978
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Love and Death, United Artists, 1975, published in Four Screenplays, Random House, 1978
- (With Brickman) Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977, published in Four Screenplays, Random House, 1978, and in Four Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1982
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Interiors, United Artists, 1978, published in Four Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1982
- (With Brickman) Manhattan, United Artists, 1979, published in Four Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1982
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Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980, published in Four Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1982
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Warner Bros., 1982
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Zelig, Warner Bros., 1983, published in Three Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1987
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Broadway Danny Rose, Orion, 1984, published in Three Films of Woody Allen, Random House, 1987
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The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1985, published in Three Filmsof Woody Allen, Random House, 1987
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Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986, published by Random House, 1986
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Meeting Woody Allen (also known as J. L. G. Meets W. A. andMeetin' WA), 1986
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Radio Days, Orion, 1987
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September, Orion, 1987
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Another Woman, Orion, 1988
- "Oedipus Wrecks," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
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Crimes and Misdemeanors, Orion, 1989
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Somebody or The Rise and Fall of Philosophy, 1989
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Alice, Orion, 1990
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Husbands and Wives, TriStar, 1992
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Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
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Manhattan Murder Mystery, TriStar, 1993
- (With Douglas McGrath) Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994
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Mighty Aphrodite (also known as Eros), Miramax, 1995
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Everyone Says I Love You, Miramax, 1996
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Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line, 1997
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Count Mercury Goes to the Suburbs, 1997
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Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
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Sweet and Lowdown, Columbia TriStar, 1999
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Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (also known as Im Bann des JadeSkorpions), DreamWorks, 2001
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Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
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Anything Else, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Composer
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Sleeper, 1973
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Television Movies
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Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story, 1971
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Don't Drink the Water (based on his stage play), ABC, 1994
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Sounds from a Town I Love, 2001
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Television Specials
- (With Larry Gelbart) The Sid Caesar Show, NBC, 1958
- (With Gelbart) Hooray for Love, CBS, 1960
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Woody's First Special, CBS, 1969
- (With Marshall Brickman and Mickey Rose) The Woody Allen Special,NBC, 1969
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Television Episodes
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Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1950
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Stanley, 1956
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The Sid Caesar Show (also known as Caesar's Hour), 1957
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Candid Camera, 1960
- Staff writer for The Colgate Comedy Hour, NBC; The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom, ABC; The Tonight Show, NBC; The Garry Moore Show, CBS.
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Stage Plays
- (Contributor) From A to Z (revue), produced at Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1960
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Don't Drink the Water, produced at Morosco Theatre, New York City,1966, published by Samuel French (New York City), 1967
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Play It Again, Sam, produced at Broadhurst Theatre, 1969, published by Random House, 1969
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God: A Comedy in One Act, published by Samuel French, 1975
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The Floating Light Bulb, produced at Vivian Beaumont Theatre, NewYork City, 1981, published by Random House, 1982
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Death Defying Acts, 1995
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Radio Plays
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Death: A Comedy in One Act (staged as Death Knocks), 1975,published by Samuel French, 1975
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God, performed by the National Radio Theatre of Chicago, 1978, published by Samuel French, 1975
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Other Writings
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Getting Even (humor collection), Random House, 1971
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Without Feathers (humor collection), Random House, 1975
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Non-Being and Somethingness (collections from the comic strip Inside Woody Allen), illustrated by Stuart Hemple, Random House, 1978
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Side Effects (humor collection), Random House, 1980
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The Lunatic's Tale, Redpath Press, 1986
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The Illustrated Woody Allen Reader, 1993
- Contributor to magazines, including New Yorker,
Saturday Review,
Playboy, and Esquire.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Adler, Bill, and Jeff Feinman, Woody Allen: Clown Prince of American Humor, Pinnacle Books, 1975
- Anobile, Richard, editor, Woody Allen's "Play It Again, Sam," Grosset, 1977
- Bjorkman, Stig, ed., Woody Allen on Woody Allen, 1994
- Blake, Richard A., Woody Allen: Profane and Sacred, Scarecrow Press, 1995
- Brode, Douglas, Woody Allen: His Films and Career, Citadel, 1985
- Cohen, Sarah Blacher, editor, From Hester Street to Hollywood: The Jewish-American Stage and Screen, Indiana University Press, 1983
- De Navacelle, Thierry, Woody Allen on Location, Morrow, 1987
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Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 44: American Screenwriters, Second Series, Gale, 1986
- Fox, Julia, Woody: Movies from Manhattan, 1995
- Guthrie, Lee, Woody Allen: A Biography, Drake, 1978
- Hirsch, F., Love, Sex, Death, and the Meaning of Life: Woody Allen's Comedy, McGraw, 1981
- Kael, Pauline, Reeling, Little, Brown, 1976
- Lahr, John, Automatic Vaudeville: Essays on Star Turns, Knopf, 1984
- Lax, Eric, On Being Funny: Woody Allen and Comedy, Charterhouse, 1975
- Lax, Eric, Woody Allen-A Biography, Knopf, 1991
- Palmer, M., Woody Allen, Proteus Press, 1980
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
- Yacowar, Maurice, Loser Takes All: The Comic Art of Woody Allen, Ungar, 1979
Periodicals
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Atlantic, August, 1971; December, 1982; May, 1985
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Comparative Drama, winter, 1980
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Cosmopolitan, February, 1995, p. 216
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Entertainment Weekly, February 21, 2003, p. 64
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Esquire, April, 1987; October, 1994, p. 84
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Film Comment, March/April, 1974; March/April, 1978; May/June, 1979; May/June, 1986
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Film Quarterly, winter, 1972; March/April, 1987
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Maclean's, May 6, 2002, p. 54
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Newsweek, July 20, 1998, p. 67
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New York Times Magazine, January 7, 1973; April 22, 1979; January19, 1986
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People Weekly, August 12, 1995, p. 39; January 12, 1998, p. 63
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Psychology Today, May/June, 1993, p. 22
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Rolling Stone, April 9, 1987
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Time, October 23, 1989, p. 76; March 18, 1996, p. 89; December 9,1996, p. 81
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Times (London), May 24, 1990; July 21, 1990
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Variety, May 13, 2002, p. S5
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