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Walter Hackett
1876–1944
A stage-savvy playwright and theater manager, he built a transatlantic career that moved from California to London and Broadway. Several of his plays reached film audiences too, giving his work a life far beyond the theater.
2 Audiobooks
The Invisible Foe A Story Adapted from the Play by Walter Hackett
by Louise Jordan Miln, Walter Hackett
It pays to advertise : A farcical fact in three acts
by Roi Cooper Megrue, Walter Hackett
About the author
Born in Oakland, California, in 1876, Walter Hackett became an American playwright and theater manager whose career stretched across both the United States and Britain. He is often remembered for his energetic involvement in commercial theater and for writing plays that were popular enough to travel widely.
Hackett spent many important years working in London, where he became a notable figure in the West End. His work included stage successes such as Captain Applejack and It Pays to Advertise, and a number of his plays were later adapted for film, showing how well his stories carried from stage to screen.
He was married to actress Marion Lorne, and he died in New York in 1944. Today, he stands out as a lively theatrical figure from the early twentieth century, with a career that linked American and British entertainment at a time when both were rapidly growing.