Biography
s 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).
s Goodrich Hackett died from lung cancer on January 29, 1984 at the age of 93, in New York City.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 38
Writer 25
Screenplay 12
TV Shows 1
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)
A Certain Smile (1958)
Gaby (1956)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Pirate (1948)
Summer Holiday (1948)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Virginian (1946)
The Hitler Gang (1944)
Lady in the Dark (1944)
Society Lawyer (1939)
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
The Firefly (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Small Town Girl (1936)
Rose Marie (1936)
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Hide-Out (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Fugitive Lovers (1934)
Penthouse (1933)
Up Pops the Devil (1931)
Dagboek van Anne Frank
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1890-12-21
Deathday
1984-01-29 (93 years old)
Birth Place
Belleville, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
s G. Hackett, s Goodrich Hackett
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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