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Charles William Brackett (November 26, 1892 – March 9, 1969) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He collaborated with Billy Wilder on sixteen films.
Aug 7, 2016 · When he finally moved west to become a full-time writer for film, he continued to struggle, artistically if not financially, as he contributed to a succession of second-rate scripts for films such as Rose of the Rancho (1936), a run-of-the-mill Western.
Nov 1, 2014 · Wilder fled to Paris when the Nazis came to power, then emigrated to Hollywood in 1934 and landed a job of his own at Paramount. His command of English was limited, which meant he was lucky to have forged a writing partnership with Brackett, with whom the studio placed him in 1936.
Jan 10, 2015 · Jan. 9, 2015 1:10 PM PT. In screenwriter Charles Brackett’s diary entry for Aug. 18, 1936, he recalls working for the first time with Billy Wilder, with whom Paramount had paired him to write...
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Feb 23, 2024 · After concocting the wacky wordplay of Ball of Fire for Howard Hawks in 1941, they swore that they themselves would both write, produce, and direct all their own future work.
Mar 11, 2003 · * Co-writer Charles Brackett conceived the idea as an exuberant Hollywood comedy in which an ageing silent movie star overcomes adversity and makes a successful comeback. It would develop into a...
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Donald Brackett, an SFU Continuing Studies instructor, explored the dynamics behind the creation of the 1950 film noir classic Sunset Boulevard and the highly combustible and competitive partnership between its director, Billy Wilder, and its writer/producer, Charles Brackett. The lecture also covered the film’s large social impact on popular ...
