Albert Hackett

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
playwright
screenwriter
awardReceived New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
surface form: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Play
basedOn The Diary of Anne Frank
surface form: The Diary of a Young Girl
collaboratedWith Frances Goodrich
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Hackett
genre comedy
drama
givenName Albert
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Albert Hackett self-link
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
notableCollaboration Frances Goodrich
surface form: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett writing team
notableWork After the Thin Man
Another Thin Man
Brigadoon
surface form: Brigadoon (screenplay adaptation)

Easter Parade
Father of the Bride
surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)

In Name Only
It’s a Wonderful Life
surface form: It's a Wonderful Life

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Diary of Anne Frank
surface form: The Diary of Anne Frank (play)

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Long Night
The Mighty Barnum
The Pirate
The Strawberry Blonde
The Thin Man
The Thin Man Goes Home
occupation playwright
screenwriter
partOf husband-and-wife writing team with Frances Goodrich
sexOrGender male
spouse Frances Goodrich
wroteFor film
television
theatre

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Albert Hackett name Albert Hackett self-link
Frances Goodrich partnerInWriting Albert Hackett
Come to the Stable screenwriter Albert Hackett
Easter Parade screenwriter Albert Hackett
Father of the Bride screenwriter Albert Hackett
subject surface form: Father of the Bride (1991 film)
It’s a Wonderful Life screenwriter Albert Hackett
subject surface form: It's a Wonderful Life
Frances Goodrich spouse Albert Hackett