Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Irving Brecher, Creator of Life of Riley, on NPR Today

Hank Rosenfeld talks about his collaboration with Irving Brecher on NPR's The Story. Irving Brecher was (news to me) the creator of The Life of Riley, "on radio, in the movies, and as the very first television sitcom!"[1]



NPR's The Story, "Conversations With Irv"
http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_081611_full_show.mp3/view

[1]
The Wicked Wit of the West: The Last Great Golden Age Screenwriter Shares the Hilarity and Heartaches of Working With Groucho, Garland, Gleason, Burns, Berle, Benny, and many more
http://www.benyehudapress.com/catalog/rosenfeld-gfj/

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