Charles Brackett

Writer and producer. Born 26 November 1892 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. Died 9 March 1969.

Titles on Fi1m4 writing · 1 producing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

Oscars3 won · 5 nominated

Born

26 November 1892, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Died

9 March 1969

Active

1939–1956

Frequently works with

Billy Wilder

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Charles’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $18m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1939–1956

Genres

Drama3
Romance2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestSunset Boulevard1950

78WorstHold Back the Dawn1941

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31920s

151930s

151940s

191950s

21960s

Directors most worked with

Billy Wilder4 titles

Charles Brackett