Charles Brackett

Birth Name:

Charles William Brackett

Birth Place:

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer

Served as the President of the Screen Writers Guild in 1938
Was awarded the French Medal of Honor after helping with the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War I
Was the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1949 to 1955
In 1920, he received a law degree from Harvard University
After working as a practicing lawyer, he decided to become a drama critic
Was hired to be a critic for The New Yorker due to his popular short stories published in The Saturday Evening Post
Is widely recognized for his collaborations with filmmaker Billy Wilder

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