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Mar 16, 2021 · Unlike Wilder, sources on Brackett remain relatively slight. Anthony Slide, ed., “It’s the Pictures That Got Small” is a welcome correction, containing a diverse selection from Brackett’s diaries from 1932 through 1949 and an impressive introduction by Slide that is the best biographical account of Brackett. One hopes that the proffered ...
Sunset Boulevard: Directed by Billy Wilder. With William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Nov 25, 2014 · Golden Age Hollywood screenwriter Charles Brackett was an extremely observant and perceptive chronicler of the entertainment industry during its most exciting years. He is best remembered as the writing partner of director Billy Wilder, who once referred to the pair as "the happiest couple in Hollywood," collaborating on such classics as The Lost Weekend (1945) and Sunset Blvd (1950).
Dec 16, 2014 · Golden Age Hollywood screenwriter Charles Brackett was an extremely observant and perceptive chronicler of the entertainment industry during its most exciting years. He is best remembered as the writing partner of director Billy Wilder, who once referred to the pair as “the happiest couple in Hollywood,” collaborating on such classics as The Lost Weekend (1945) and Sunset Blvd .
Dec 8, 2023 · Charles R. Brackett Obituary. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Charles R. Brackett of Upton, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 85, on November 29, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
Charles Brackett, born in Saratoga Springs, New York, of Scottish ancestry, followed in his attorney-father's footsteps and graduated with a law degree from Harvard University in 1920. He practised law for several years, before commencing work as drama critic for The New Yorker (1925-29), in addition to submitting short stories to The Saturday Evening Post.
directed by Billy Wilder, 1906-2002; produced by Charles Brackett, 1892-1969, Paramount Pictures; performed by William Holden, 1918-1981, Gloria Swanson, 1899-1983, Erich von Stroheim, 1885-1957, Nancy Olson, 1928-, Fred Clark, 1914-1968, Lloyd Gough, 1907-1984, Cecil B. DeMille, 1881-1959 and Jack Webb, 1920-1982 (Berkeley, CA: University of ...
