Frances Goodrich

Screenwriter

Birthday December 21, 1890

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace New Jersey

DEATH DATE Jan 29, 1984 (93)

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About

Four-time Oscar nominated screenwriter for films including: The Thin Man, After the Thin Man (1936), Father of the Bride (1950) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He was also known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Before Fame

She graduated from Vassar College in 1912 and went on to the New York School of Social Work.

Trivia

She and husband Albert Hackett both won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their play, The Diary of Anne Frank.

Family Life

She married and wrote with Albert Hackett, who was also a screenwriter.

Associated With

She and her husband wrote a play based off of the Diary of Anne Frank.