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Albert Hackett (1900–1995)

Trivia:

Was persuaded by his friend, the playwright Owen Davis Jr, to make his curtain call as an actor in Davis's Broadway play "Mr.and Mrs. North" in 1940. See more trivia »

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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

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1996 El diari d'Anna Frank (TV movie) (play)
 
1995 Father of the Bride Part II (screenplay "Father's Little Dividend")
 
1991 Father of the Bride (screenplay)
 
1990 Clarence (TV movie) (characters)
 
1982 Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (TV movie) (play)
 
1980 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV movie) (play / screenplay)
 
1977 It Happened One Christmas (TV movie) (screenplay "It's a Wonderful Life")
 
1967 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV movie) (play)
 
1962 Dagboek van Anne Frank (TV movie)
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (from the play by / screenplay)
 
1959 Dnevnik Ane Frank (TV movie) (play "The Diary of Anne Frank")
 
1958 Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (TV movie)
 
1958 A Certain Smile (screenplay)
 
1956 Gaby
 
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (screenplay)
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer (screenplay)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break (writer)
 
1951 Father's Little Dividend (screenplay)
 
1950 Father of the Bride (screenplay)
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (written for the screen by)
 
1948 Miss Tatlock's Millions (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1948 Easter Parade (screenplay / story)
 
1948 The Pirate (screenplay)
 
1948 Summer Holiday (screenplay)
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life (screenplay)
 
1946 The Virginian (screenplay)
 
1944 The Hitler Gang
 
1944 Lady in the Dark (screen play)
 
1939 Another Thin Man (screen play)
 
1939 Society Lawyer (screen play)
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory (play "Up Pops the Devil")
 
1937 The Firefly (screen play)
 
1936 After the Thin Man (screen play)
 
1936 Small Town Girl (screenplay)
 
1936 Rose-Marie (screen play)
 
1935 Ah, Wilderness! (screen play)
 
1935 Naughty Marietta (screen play)
 
1934 Chained (uncredited)
 
1934 Hide-Out (screenplay)
 
1934 The Thin Man (screen play)
 
1934 Fugitive Lovers (screenplay)
 
1933 Penthouse (screen play)
 
1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche (screen play)
 
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1930 Whoopee!
Chester Underwood
 
1922 The Darling of the Rich
Fred Winship
 
1922 A Woman's Woman
Kenneth Plummer
 
1922 The Country Flapper
Hopp Jumpp
 
1921 Molly O'
Billy O'Dair
 
1920 The Good-Bad Wife
Leigh Carter
 
1920 Away Goes Prudence
Jimmie Ryan
 
1919 Anne of Green Gables
Robert
 
1919 The Career of Katherine Bush
Bert Bush
 
1919 Come Out of the Kitchen
Charles Daingerfield
 
1918 The Venus Model
Boy
 
1915 Black Fear
George Martindale
 
1915 The House Party (short)
Jack Carstairs - Son
 
1915 A Prince of Peace (short)
 
1914/III The Lie (short)
The Little Boy
 
1914 The Lost Child (short)
The Little Boy
 
1913 The School Principal (short)
Tommy Moriarty
 
1912 Two Boys (short)
Albert Manning
 
1912 Just Pretending (short)
Albert Mills - the Little Boy
 
1912 The Spoiled Child (short)
Albert Harrold - the Younger Son
 
1912 The Wooden Bowl (short)
The Grandson
 
1912 The Violin's Message (short)
Bennie Vane - Blossom's Younger Brother
 
1912 In After Years (short)
Little Roy Wilson (unconfirmed)
 
1912 A College Girl (short)
Tommy - Jean's Brother
 
1912 My Princess (short)
Davey
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (lyrics: "Hanukkah" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1931 Up Pops the Devil (dialogue director)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1992 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 

Related Videos

Father's Little Dividend -- In this sequel to Father of the Bride (1950), newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Ten Per Cent (1927). Comedy. Written by Eugene Davis. Directed by Thomas E. Jackson. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 13 Sep 1927- Oct 1927 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Roger Allen, Florence Arden, Violet Barney, Patricia Calvert, Frank Dae (as "Frederick Merton"), Walter Ferrell... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Albert M. Hackett

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was persuaded by his friend, the playwright Owen Davis Jr, to make his curtain call as an actor in Davis's Broadway play "Mr.and Mrs. North" in 1940. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius