Nutley, N.J.
Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
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Goodrich & Hackett are probably best remembered for their stage version of The Diary Of Anne Frank, for which they won a Pulitzer Prize. They also created the characters of the Thin Man film series.
Born Dec. 21, 1890, Belleville, NJ - January 29, 1984 Ms. Goodrich moved to Nutley when she was two years old. A writer who worked on more than 40 films, from After The Thin Man (1936) to
The Diary of Anne Frank, Father of the Bride (1950) and Father of the Bride II
(1995) Pulitzer Prize for Drama "The Diary of Anne Frank" |
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Feb. 16, 1900 NYC - March 16, 1995 Screenwriter;
Married Frances Goodrich When Hackett finally did come to Hollywood, it was as his wife's writing partner, a collaboration that lasted professionally until the team's 1962 retirement-and personally until Goodrich's death in 1984. The projects on which this exceptional duo worked include their adaptation of Eugene O'Neil's only comedy Ah! Wilderness (1935), Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and Stanley Donen's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Read the biography of Albert Hackett |
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The Nutley Little Theatre, organized in October 1934, was proposed by members of the Parish Players of Grace Church. ... A comedy, "Up Pops The Devil," by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, was the first offering on Nov. 23, 1934, in the high school auditorium. |
Read the biography of Goodrich & Hackett: It's a Wonderful Life: The Fiftieth Anniversary Scrapbook (Hardcover) by Jimmy Hawkins
Favorite Scenes from the
Classic Film It's A Wonderful Life - Jimmy Hawkins
The Essential It's a Wonderful Life, a Scene by
Scene Guide to the Classic Film - Michael Willian |
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Read Buccino's review of The Real Nick & Nora |
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It's a Wonderful Life links It's a Wonderful Life - Webring Wikipedia It's a Wonderful Life |
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