---
name: "Frances Goodrich"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frances-goodrich"
fi1m_id: "frances-goodrich"
imdb_id: "nm0329304"
tmdb_id: 26159
wikidata_id: "Q508285"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "20 December 1890"
died: "29 January 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T21:43:49.641683+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Frances Goodrich

## Identity

Frances Goodrich

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frances-goodrich
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frances-goodrich
- **IMDb ID:** nm0329304
- **TMDB ID:** 26159
- **Wikidata ID:** Q508285
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Goodrich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508285, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26159

Writer. Born 20 December 1890 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA. Died 29 January 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 20 December 1890, Belleville, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 29 January 1984
- **Active:** 1934–1991
- **Also known as:** Frances G.  Hackett, Frances Goodrich Hackett
- **Frequently works with:** [Albert Hackett](https://film.one/person/albert-hackett.md), [Hunt Stromberg](https://film.one/person/hunt-stromberg.md), [W. S. Van Dyke](https://film.one/person/w-s-van-dyke.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (2), 1940s 91 (1), 1950s 70 (3), 1990s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 70 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Romance 3, Crime 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $147m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Goodrich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508285, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26159

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*It's a Wonderful Life*](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) (91)
- **Tubi:** [*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md) (76)

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## Biography

Frances Goodrich was an American screenwriter and playwright. She collaborated extensively with her husband Albert Hackett on screenplays including *The Thin Man* (1934), *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), *Easter Parade* (1948), *Father of the Bride* (1950) and *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954).

Goodrich was born in Belleville, New Jersey, and graduated from Vassar College in 1912. She began her career as an actress before turning to writing. She and Hackett, whom she married in 1931, received Academy Award nominations for screenplays including *The Thin Man*, *After the Thin Man* (1936), *Father of the Bride* and *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*. They won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their play *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1955), which they later adapted for the screen (1959).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com, scriptmag.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Father of the Bride* (1991), Fi1m 65, Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride-1991.md)
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1959), Fi1m 58, Screenplay, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/the-diary-of-anne-frank.md)
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Fi1m 77, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Father of the Bride Part II* (1995), Original Film Writer
- *Father of the Bride* (1991), Original Film Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride-1991.md)
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1980), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1967), Theatre Play
- *Five Finger Exercise* (1962), Screenplay
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1959), Screenplay, Theatre Play — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-diary-of-anne-frank.md)
- *A Certain Smile* (1958), Screenplay
- *Gaby* (1956), Screenplay
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Screenplay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *The Long, Long Trailer* (1954), Screenplay
- *Give a Girl a Break* (1953), Writer
- *Too Young to Kiss* (1951), Writer
- *Father's Little Dividend* (1951), Screenplay
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *In the Good Old Summertime* (1949), Screenplay
- *Easter Parade* (1948), Screenplay, Original Story
- *The Pirate* (1948), Screenplay
- *Summer Holiday* (1948), Screenplay
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Screenplay — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *The Virginian* (1946), Screenplay
- *The Hitler Gang* (1944), Screenplay
- *Lady in the Dark* (1944), Screenplay
- *Another Thin Man* (1939), Writer
- *Society Lawyer* (1939), Screenplay
- *Thanks for the Memory* (1938), Theatre Play
- *The Firefly* (1937), Screenplay
- *After the Thin Man* (1936), Screenplay
- *Small Town Girl* (1936), Screenplay
- *Rose Marie* (1936), Screenplay
- *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), Screenplay
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *Hide-Out* (1934), Screenplay
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Screenplay — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)
- *Fugitive Lovers* (1934), Screenplay
- *Penthouse* (1933), Screenplay
- *The Secret of Madame Blanche* (1933), Screenplay
- *Up Pops the Devil* (1931), Theatre Play

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 1955: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*
- 1951: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Father of the Bride*
- 1937: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *After the Thin Man*
- 1935: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Thin Man*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1956: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *The Diary of Anne Frank*
- Tony Award for Best Play 1956: Tony Award for Best Play (won), for *The Diary of Anne Frank*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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