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Albert Hackett(1900-1995)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was born on 16 February 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Thin Man (1934) and Easter Parade (1948). He was married to Gisella (Svetlik) Orkin and Frances Goodrich. He died on 16 March 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 16, 1900
DiedMarch 16, 1995(95)
BornFebruary 16, 1900
DiedMarch 16, 1995(95)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1954
The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1934
Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
Easter Parade
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1948
James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
  • Writer
  • 1946

Credits

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Writer

  • El diari d'Anna Frank
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1996
  • Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
    Father of the Bride Part II
    6.1
    • screenplay "Father's Little Dividend"
    • 1995
  • Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Father of the Bride
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Clarence (1990)
    Clarence
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (1985)
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • by
    • 1985
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1982
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1967
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Maximilian Schell and Rosalind Russell in Five Finger Exercise (1962)
    Five Finger Exercise
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • play "The Diary of Anne Frank"
    • 1959
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    7.4
    • from the play by
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • A Certain Smile (1958)
    A Certain Smile
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1957

Actor

  • Eddie Cantor in Whoopee! (1930)
    Whoopee!
    6.3
    • Chester Underwood
    • 1930
  • Betty Blythe in The Darling of the Rich (1922)
    The Darling of the Rich
    • Fred Winship
    • 1922
  • Mary Alden in A Woman's Woman (1922)
    A Woman's Woman
    • Kenneth Plummer
    • 1922
  • Dorothy Gish and Glenn Hunter in The Country Flapper (1922)
    The Country Flapper
    • Hopp Jumpp
    • 1922
  • Mabel Normand in Molly O' (1921)
    Molly O'
    6.3
    • Billy O'Dair
    • 1921
  • The Good-Bad Wife (1920)
    The Good-Bad Wife
    • Leigh Carter
    • 1920
  • Away Goes Prudence (1920)
    Away Goes Prudence
    • Jimmie Ryan
    • 1920
  • Mary Miles Minter in Anne of Green Gables (1919)
    Anne of Green Gables
    7.0
    • Robert
    • 1919
  • Catherine Calvert in The Career of Katherine Bush (1919)
    The Career of Katherine Bush
    • Bert Bush
    • 1919
  • Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)
    Come Out of the Kitchen
    • Charles Daingerfield
    • 1919
  • Mabel Normand in The Venus Model (1918)
    The Venus Model
    7.4
    • Boy
    • 1918
  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf, or the Story of a Boy Scout (1917)
    The Boy Who Cried Wolf, or the Story of a Boy Scout
    Short
    • Jimmy, a Boy Scout
    • 1917
  • Black Fear (1915)
    Black Fear
    • George Martindale
    • 1915
  • The House Party
    Short
    • Jack Carstairs - Son
    • 1915
  • A Prince of Peace
    Short
    • 1915

Additional Crew

  • Carole Lombard and Norman Foster in Up Pops the Devil (1931)
    Up Pops the Devil
    5.7
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Albert M. Hackett
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • February 16, 1900
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 1995
    • New York City, New York, USA(Pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Gisella (Svetlik) OrkinJune 8, 1985 - March 16, 1995 (his death)
  • Children
    • Anthony V. Orkin
  • Parents
    • Florence Hackett
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    In 1956, won the Best Play Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with wife-collaborator Frances Goodrich for "The Diary of Anne Frank".

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