
Known for
Writing
Born
February 14, 1900
Birthplace
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Died
March 16, 1995 (aged 95)
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Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich.
Hackett was born in New York City, the son of actress Florence Hackett (née Hart) and Maurice Hackett. Not long after marrying screenwriter Frances Goodrich, 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...
1995
Original Film Writer
1991
Original Film Writer
1980
Theatre Play, Screenplay
1967
Theatre Play
1962
Screenplay
1959
Screenplay, Theatre Play
1958
Screenplay
1956
Screenplay
1954
Screenplay
1954
Screenplay
1953
Writer
1951
Writer
1951
Screenplay
1950
Screenplay
1949
Screenplay
1948
Screenplay, Original Story
1948
Screenplay
1948
Screenplay
1946
Screenplay
1946
Screenplay
1944
Screenplay
1944
Screenplay
1939
Writer
1939
Screenplay
1938
Theatre Play