Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett | |
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Born | Albert Maurice Hackett February 16, 1900 Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 1995 New York City, U.S. | (aged 95)
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Parents | Florence Hackett (mother) Arthur V. Johnson (stepfather) |
Relatives | Raymond Hackett (brother) Blanche Sweet (sister-in-law) |
Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995[1]) was an American actor, dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich.
Early years
Hackett was born in New York City,[2] the son of actress Florence Hackett (née Hart) and Maurice Hackett. He attended Professional Children's School and started out as a child actor, appearing on stage and in films. His brother was actor Raymond Hackett. Their stepfather was the early film actor Arthur V. Johnson, who married their mother Florence around 1910. His sister-in-law was Blanche Sweet, Raymond's second wife.
Career
Hackett acted in many films, including Anne of Green Gables (1919).[3] His Broadway credits as a performer include Mr. and Mrs. North (1941), Up Pops the Devil (1930), Mirrors (1928), Off-Key (1927), Twelve Miles Out (1925), The Nervous Wreck (1923), Up the Ladder (1922), Just a Woman (1914) and The Happy Marriage (1909). His Broadway credits as a writer include The Diary of Anne Frank (1955 and 1997), The Great Big Doorstep (1942), Bridal Wise (1932), Everybody's Welcome (1931) and Up Pops the Devil (1930).[4]
For the summer of 1928, Hackett joined the summer stock cast at Denver's Elitch Theatre. Fellow cast member, Frances Goodrich, showed him a script she had written, entitled Such A Lady, and they rewrote it together. This was the beginning of their collaboration.[5]
Soon after marrying screenwriter
Recognition
The Hacketts received
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1912 | My Princess | Davey | Short |
1912 | A College Girl | Tommy – Jean's Brother | Short |
1912 | In After Years | Little Roy Wilson | Short |
1912 | The Violin's Message | Bennie Vane – Blossom's Younger Brother | Short |
1912 | The Wooden Bowl | The Grandson | Short |
1912 | The Spoiled Child | Albert Harrold – the Younger Son | Short |
1912 | Just Pretending | Albert Mills – the Little Boy | Short |
1912 | Two Boys | Albert Manning | Short |
1913 | Annie Rowley's Fortune | Annie's 2nd Brother | Short |
1913 | The School Principal | Tommy Moriarty | Short |
1913 | The Yarn of the 'Nancy Belle' | Child | Short |
1914 | The Lost Child | The Little Boy | Short |
1914 | Codes of Honor | Robert Bowditch as a boy (uncredited) | Short |
1914 | The Lie | Bobbie Phillips – the Little Boy | Short |
1914 | A Prince of Peace | Short | |
1914 | The House Party | Jack Carstairs – Son | Short |
1915 | Black Fear | George Martindale | |
1918 | The Venus Model | Boy | |
1919 | Come Out of the Kitchen | Charles Daingerfield | |
1919 | The Career of Katherine Bush | Bert Bush | |
1919 | Anne of Green Gables | Robert | |
1920 | Away Goes Prudence | Jimmie Ryan | |
1920 | The Good-Bad Wife | Leigh Carter | |
1921 | Molly O | Billy O'Dair | |
1922 | The Country Flapper | Hopp Jumpp | |
1922 | A Woman's Woman | Kenneth Plummer | |
1922 | The Darling of the Rich | Fred Winship | |
1930 | Whoopee! | Chester Underwood |
References
- ^ Mel Gussow (March 18, 1995). Albert Hackett, 95, Half of Prolific Drama Team.
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- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "("Albert Hackett" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ISBN 978-3-598-30182-7, retrieved 2023-04-08
- ^ "("Hackett" search results)". Academy Awards Database. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Albert Hackett Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- "Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 16.
External links
- Albert Hackett at the Internet Broadway Database
- Albert Hackett at IMDb
- Albert Hackett at the Internet Off-Broadway Database