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Charles Brackett Facts
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born |
Nov 26, 1892 Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Died |
Mar 9, 1969 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Total Facts | 3 |
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1949 to 1955
President of the Screen Writers Guild. [1938-1939]
Replaced Herman Mankiewicz as The New Yorker's theatre critic in 1925, only to leave for Hollywood, as his predecessor had done, in 1929. Worked with director/writer Billy Wilder's as his collaborator on 13 movies, including Sunset Blvd (1950).