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Frances Goodrich

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Frances Goodrich

Frances Goodrich is a writer born on December 20, 1890 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA. She died on January 29, 1984, aged 93. She is known for It's a Wonderful Life, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Thin Man. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Writing
Born
December 20, 1890
Place of birth
Belleville, New Jersey, USA
Died
January 29, 1984
Also known as
Frances G. Hackett · Frances Goodrich Hackett

Biography

Frances Goodrich (December 21, 1890 – January 29, 1984) was an American dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett. Goodrich was born in Belleville, New Jersey, the daughter of Madeleine Christy (née Lloyd) and Henry Wickes Goodrich. The family moved to nearby Nutley when Goodrich was two. She married actor Robert Ames in 1917 (divorced 1923), the writer H.W. Van Loon in 1927 (divorced 1930), and Albert Hackett in 1931. Goodrich and Hackett remained married until her death. Not long after marrying Hackett, the couple went to Hollywood in the late 1920s to write the screenplay for their stage success Up Pops the Devil for Paramount Pictures. In 1933 they signed a contract with MGM and remained with them until 1939. Among their earliest assignments was writing the screenplay for The Thin Man (1934). They were encouraged by the director W. S. Van Dyke to use the writing of Dashiell Hammett as a basis only, and to concentrate on providing witty exchanges for the principal characters, Nick and Nora Charles (played by William Powell and Myrna Loy). The resulting film was one of the major hits of the year, and the script, considered to show a modern relationship in a realistic manner for the first time, is considered groundbreaking. They received Academy Award for Screenplay nominations for The Thin Man, After the Thin Man (1936), Father of the Bride (1950) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1955). They won Writers Guild of America awards for Easter Parade (1949), Father's Little Dividend (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), as well as nominations for In the Good Old Summertime (1949), Father of the Bride (1950) and The Long, Long Trailer (1954). They also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their original play The Diary of Anne Frank. Some of their other films include: Another Thin Man (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Frances Goodrich Hackett died from lung cancer on January 29, 1984 at the age of 93, in New York City.

Filmography

  1. 1980The Diary of Anne FrankScreenplay
  2. 1962Five Finger ExerciseScreenplay
  3. 1959The Diary of Anne FrankScreenplay
  4. 1958A Certain SmileScreenplay
  5. 1956GabyScreenplay
  6. 1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersScreenplay
  7. 1954The Long, Long TrailerScreenplay
  8. 1953Give a Girl a BreakWriter
  9. 1951Too Young to KissWriter
  10. 1951Father's Little DividendScreenplay
  11. 1950Father of the BrideScreenplay
  12. 1949In the Good Old SummertimeScreenplay
  13. 1948Easter ParadeScreenplay
  14. 1948The PirateScreenplay
  15. 1948Summer HolidayScreenplay
  16. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeScreenplay
  17. 1946The VirginianScreenplay
  18. 1944The Hitler GangScreenplay
  19. 1944Lady in the DarkScreenplay
  20. 1939Another Thin ManWriter
  21. 1939Society LawyerScreenplay
  22. 1937The FireflyScreenplay
  23. 1936After the Thin ManScreenplay
  24. 1936Small Town GirlScreenplay
  25. 1936Rose MarieScreenplay
  26. 1935Ah, Wilderness!Screenplay
  27. 1935Naughty MariettaScreenplay
  28. 1934Hide-OutScreenplay
  29. 1934The Thin ManScreenplay
  30. 1934Fugitive LoversScreenplay
  31. 1933PenthouseScreenplay
  32. 1933The Secret of Madame BlancheScreenplay