His five-decade career spanned film, television, and Broadway, and included four movies with Woody Allen alongside making movies of his own

Marshall Brickman, who penned three hit films alongside Woody Allen, died Friday. Brickman was also the brains behind "Jersey Boys" on Broadway.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. He was 85.

The duo won an Oscar for “Annie Hall.” Mr. Brickman went on to write Broadway shows, including “Jersey Boys,” and make movies of his own.

Marshall Brickman, who won an Oscar for writing "Annie Hall" alongside Woody Allen and co-wrote "Sleeper" and "Manhattan," died Friday.

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen's best films and the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, has died aged 85.

In an interview, Mr. Allen describes the years he spent collaborating with Mr. Brickman, a friend, on beloved movies. Mr. Brickman died on Friday.