Original photograph of screenwriter Frances Goodrich, circa 1935

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Circa 1935. Vintage portrait photograph of noted screenwriter Frances Goodrich, circa 1935. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull.

From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.

Alongside her creative partner and husband Albert Hackett, Goodrich was responsible for many of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's biggest hits of the 1930s, most notably the Academy Award-nominated film "The Thin Man" in 1934. The pair would go on to write a number of notable films throughout the ensuing four decades, including "After the Thin Man" (1936), "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "Father of the Bride" (1950), and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1955), and won a Pulitzer Prize for their 1955 theatrical adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

[Book #153870]