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Charles Brackett papers
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Abstract: The collection includes scripts and production material, correspondence, subject files, diaries, and photographs.
Collector:
Brackett, Charles
Dates: 1890-1969
Dates: 1934-1962
Collection number: 1282
Collection Size:
36 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
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Charles Brackett papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Jim Moore, 2006-2007
Charles Brackett was an American producer and screenwriter active in film from 1932 to 1962. Prior to his career in Hollywood,
he served in World War I, practiced law, wrote novels, and was a drama critic for “The New Yorker.” Brackett started as a
staff writer in 1932 at Paramount where he met Billy Wilder. The two went on to collaborate on a number of films and screenplays,
including THE LOST WEEKEND (1945) and SUNSET BLVD. (1950). Brackett received three Academy Awards in the writing category
and a 1957 Honorary Award. He served as president of the Academy from 1949 to 1955.
1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Stage files; 3. Correspondence; 4. Subject files,
subseries A-C as follows: A. General; B. Diaries; C. Writings; 5. Financial papers; 6. Books; 7. Periodicals; 8. Oversize
Brackett, Charles
Producers
Screenwriters