Biography:
Woody Allen was born on December 1, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 15, he started selling one-liners to gossip columns. After working a while as a stand up comedian, he was hired to write What's New Pussycat (1965) in 1965. He directed his first film a year later, Wh...
Spouse:
Soon-Yi Previn (22 December 1997 - present); 2 children
Louise Lasser (2 February 1966 - January 1970) (divorced)
'Harlene Susan Rosen' (15 March 1956 - November 1962) (divorced)
Trade Mark:
Frequently plays a neurotic New Yorker.
Frequently casts himself, Diane Keaton, Mia Farrow.
Frequently casts Judy Davis (I). and Scarlett Johansson,
A lot of his movies feature at least one character who is a writer. Thisis often Woody himself.
Nearly all of his films start and end with white-on-black credits, setin the Windsor typeface, set to jazz music, without any scrolling.
Films his dialog using long, medium-range shots instead of the typicalintercut close-ups
His films are almost all set in New York City.
His characters (that he plays himself) are often a semi-famous,semi-successful film/tv writer, director, or producer... or a novelist
His thick black glasses, the same type since the 1960s.
From Stardust Memories (1980) through Melinda and Melinda (2004),frequently and almost exclusively employs Dick Hyman (I) tocontribute musical arrangements, incidental music, and pianoaccompaniment.
Other Work:
TV commercial: Italian Coop.
TV commercial: Telecom (2000).
Book: "Side Effects", first published 1980, by Random House, Inc., New York.First NEL paperback edition, October 1981. Reprinted January 1982, November 1982, September 1983, March 1985, 1986.0-450-05235-4
Book (sketches, stories, plays): "Without Feathers", 1975.
Book: "Getting Even", 1971.
Biography print:
John Baxter. _Woody Allen._ Prion Publishing,
Sander H. Lee. _Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed._ Jefferson, NC:McFarland & Co. Inc., 2002.
Marion Mende. _The Unruly Life of Woody Allen._ 2000.
Sam B. Girgus. _The Films of Woody Allen (2nd ed.)._ New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2002.ISBN 0521810914
Portrayed in:
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995) (TV)
"The Simpsons" (1989)
"Saturday Night Live" (1975)
Salary:
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966): $66,000.00
Biographical movie:
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen (1979) (TV)
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love (1980)
L'oeuvre et la vie de Woody Allen (1982) (TV)
Wild Man Blues (1997)
Woody Allen (1965) (TV)
Filmography:
Midnight in Paris (2011) Comedy
Cassandra's Dream (2007) Crime
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Romance
Whatever Works (2009) Romance
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) Romance
"Cinema 3" (1984) {(2010-05-22)}
"Nyhetsmorgon" (1992) {(#40.41)}
Annie Hall (1977) Romance
Buscando a Penélope (2009) (TV) Biography