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Frances Goodrich (December 21, 1890 – January 29, 1984) was an American actress, dramatist, and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her husband in 1956 for The Diary of Anne Frank which had premiered the previous year.
Jun 16, 2021 · Learn about the life and work of Frances Goodrich Hackett, who wrote or adapted films like The Thin Man, Father of the Bride, and The Diary of Anne Frank. She and her husband Albert Hackett were a successful and influential screenwriting couple in Hollywood.
Frances Goodrich (1890-1984) was a writer of stage and screen plays, including The Thin Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Diary of Anne Frank. She was married to Albert Hackett, with whom she won two Tony Awards and four Oscar nominations.
- Writer, Soundtrack
- December 21, 1890
- Frances Goodrich
- January 29, 1984
Jan 31, 1984 · Frances Goodrich, who with her husband, Albert Hackett, wrote numerous films and plays, most notably ''The Diary of Anne Frank,'' died of lung cancer Sunday at her Manhattan apartment. She was 93...
Frances Goodrich was born on 21 December 1890 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Thin Man (1934) and Easter Parade (1948). She was married to Albert Hackett, Henrik Van Loon and Robert Ames.
- December 21, 1890
- January 29, 1984
Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett. At Writers Theatre: The Diary of Anne Frank. Goodrich & Hackett began their enormously successful and remarkably prolific collaboration in 1928, a partnership that lasted 34 years.
Feb 6, 2010 · Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett both acted in a Denver stock company, 1927; then collaborated on plays; 1933–39—writers for MGM, and for Paramount, 1943–46, and MGM again after 1948.
