Al Brodax

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Albert Philip Brodax (February 14, 1926 – November 24, 2016) was an American film and television producer who was credited as "Al Brodax".

Career

Brodax grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan but moved to Brooklyn as a teen and attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[2]

At the age of eighteen, Brodax enlisted in the

After seeing the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, Brodax approached the band's management with the idea of producing an animated series featuring the Fab Four. The series, of which 39 episodes were produced, premiered on September 25, 1965, on ABC. He was later involved in the production of the Beatles' animated film, Yellow Submarine, for United Artists, as producer and co-screenwriter.

From 1969 to 1980, Brodax worked as a freelance producer, writer, lyricist and director. He supervised animation for ABC's Make a Wish (1971–76), and Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81).

Retirement

In 2004 Brodax released a memoir, Up Periscope Yellow: The Making of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine. He resided in Weston, Connecticut, where he was the head of the Brodax Film Group, a television and production company. He died on November 24, 2016.^[4][5]

References

External links

• Al Brodax at
  IMDb
• Transcript of interview with Al Brodax
• Animationscoop.com: R.I.P. “Yellow Submarine” Producer Al Brodax (1926-2016)

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