Brackett, Charles

Charles Brackett
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Name	Brackett, Charles Gender: M
born on	26 November 1892 at 05:16 (= 05:16 AM )
Place	Saratoga Springs, New York, 43n05, 73w47
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	04°41' 22°20 Asc. 13°08'

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Biography

American film writer and producer. On staff with Paramount in 1932, he collaborated with Billy Wilder, making a great combo who came up with some of Hollywood's brightest screenplays from 1938-'50.

Brackett studied law at Harvard, serving in the European theater in WW II before he completed his degree. While practicing law for six years, he published his first novel, "The Council of the Ungodly," and continued writing articles and short stories. His second novel, "Weekend," led to a post with the New Yorker. Hollywood began buying his stories in the early '20s.

He also produced many distinguished films. Billy Wilder wrote and Brackett directed "The Lost Weekend," 1945 and "Sunset Blvd," 1950. In 1953, Brackett won an Oscar as the co-writer of "Titanic." He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1949-1955. He died March 9, 1969 in Los Angeles at age 76.

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Events

• Work : New Career 1932 (Started in Hollywood, Paramount studios)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1945 (Noted film "The Lost Weekend")

• Work : New Job 1949 (Pres. of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

• Work : Prize 1953 (Oscar)

• Death, Cause unspecified 9 March 1969 (in Los Angeles, age 76)
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Source Notes

Douglas Ebersole quotes him in person

Categories

• Vocation : Business : Top executive (Pres. of Motion Picture Academy)

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer

• Vocation : Law : Attorney (Six years)

• Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Novels)

• Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script (Screenplay and film)

• Notable : Awards : Oscar (Co-author of Titanic)