1977 CE: WOODY ALLEN DIRECTS FILM “ANNIE HALL”

Screenplay by: Woody Allen & Marshal Brickman.

Britannica –
“Original name Allen Stewart Konisberg, legal name Heywood Allen.

American motion–picture director, screenwriter, actor, and author, best known for his bittersweet comic films containing elements of parody, slapstick, and the absurd. He was also known as a sympathetic director for women, writing strong and well–defined characters for them. Among his featured performers were Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow, with both of whom he was romantically involved.

Much of Allen’s comic material derives from his urban Jewish middle–class background. Intending to be a playwright, Allen began writing stand–up comedy monologues while still in high school…”

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16217/Woody–Allen (accessed May 15, 2009)

Played a major role as producer, director, screenwriter, or actor in:

What’s New, Pussycat? (1965), Play It Again, Sam (1969), Annie Hall (1977), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Husbands and Wives (1992), Scoop (2006), Cassandra’s Dream (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).