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Albert Hackett

Albert Hackett was an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and writer (1900–1995). He was born at New York City.

Also recorded as Albert Maurice Hackett.

Albert Hackett in brief

Born
1900
Died
1995
Known for
actor, screenwriter, playwright and writer
Place of birth
New York City
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Albert Maurice Hackett. His recorded languages were American English and English.

He was the child of Florence Hackett. He married Frances Goodrich.

Recognition and collections

Albert Hackett received Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Work by Albert Hackett is held by Anne Frank House.

Catalogued works

25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1868 to 1995.

The Diary of Anne Frank. Easter parade (1948). Prentice Hall Literature--Silver. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver. Il diario de Anna Frank. Anna Frank. "Naughty Marietta.". Pearson Literature--California--Reading and Language. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level. Father's little dividend (1951). Diary of Anne Frank (One Act). Diary of Anne Frank (Kesselman) - Signature Acting Edition. Seven brides for seven brothers. Diary of Anne Frank (play). Another thin man. The Diary of Anne Frank (Teachers Guide), dated 1995. Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta. Naughty Marietta. Rose Marie. Up pops the devil. Western union, please. Suzanne, dated n.d., charcoal, with stumping, on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1946.52. Polypapilloma tropicum (Framboesia) / by Albert Plehn & Karl Mense ; translated by G. Plaut ; revised by C.J. Hackett., dated 1937, held by Wellcome Collection. Rogers, Sir Leonard, dated 1868-1961, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Giving credit where credit is due: Frances Goodrich Hackett and Albert Hackett and The Thin Man, Journal of Screenwriting, 2012. The real Nick and Nora: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, writers of stage and screen classics, Choice Reviews Online, 2002. H Albert Hackett – Thomas J. Hylton, The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Part F: Documentation. Volume 16: Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917 - 2000, 2002.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Great Big Doorstep (1943) — Internet Archive. The Dairy Of Anne Frank (1962) — Internet Archive. The Diary of Anne Frank (1956) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Albert Hackett studied at Professional Children's School. the recorded working language is American English and English.

Work by Albert Hackett is recorded in the collections of Anne Frank House.

Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.

Chronology

  1. 1900Albert Hackett born at New York City.
  2. 1943The Great Big Doorstep digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1956The Diary of Anne Frank digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1962The Dairy Of Anne Frank digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1995Albert Hackett died at New York City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Albert Hackett”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1367568: Albert Hackett

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