Frances Goodrich

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adaptor dramatist human librettist playwright screenwriter

Frances Goodrich was an American screenwriter and playwright best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with her husband Albert Hackett.

Aliases (1)

Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett writing team ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	adaptor → dramatist → human → librettist → playwright → screenwriter →
activeYearsEnd	1960s →
activeYearsStart	1920s →
awardReceived	New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award → Pulitzer Prize for Drama → Tony Award for Best Play →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1890-12-21 →
dateOfDeath	1984-01-29 →
educatedAt	Vassar College →
familyName	Goodrich →
genre	adaptation → screenplay → stage play →
givenName	Frances →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences →
name	Frances Goodrich →
nationality	American →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay – It’s a Wonderful Life → Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay – The Thin Man →
notableCollaboration	Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett writing team →
notableWork	After the Thin Man → Another Thin Man → Easter Parade → Father of the Bride (1950 film) → It’s a Wonderful Life → Seven Brides for Seven Brothers → The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film) → The Diary of Anne Frank (play) → The Thin Man →
occupation	film producer → librettist → playwright → screenwriter → stage actor →
partnerInWriting	Albert Hackett →
placeOfBirth	Belleville, New Jersey →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Albert Hackett →
workLocation	Hollywood → New York City →
writingLanguage	English →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Come to the Stable → Easter Parade → Father of the Bride (1991 film) → It's a Wonderful Life →	screenwriter
Albert Hackett ("Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett writing team") → Frances Goodrich ("Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett writing team") →	notableCollaboration
Albert Hackett →	collaboratedWith
Frances Goodrich →	name
Albert Hackett →	spouse