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Harold Hecht filmography. Harold Hecht (1907–1985) was an Academy Award -winning Hollywood film producer, dance director and film director. He was also a talent agent, a literary agent, a theatrical producer, a theatre director and a Broadway actor. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the Screen Producers ...
Harold Hecht. Producer: Marty. Hecht won the Academy Award for Best Picture ("Marty") in 1956 and produced the box office hits "Vera Cruz" and "Trapeze," the cult classic "Sweet Smell of Success," the award-winning "Separate Tables" and "Birdman of Alcatraz" and the wildly popular Western comedy, "Cat Ballou".
- June 1, 1907
- May 26, 1985
Harold Adolphe Hecht (June 1, 1907 – May 26, 1985) was an American film producer, dance director and talent agent. He was also, though less noted for, a literary agent, a theatrical producer, a theatre director and a Broadway actor.
May 28, 1985 · Hecht came to Hollywood in the early 19305, where with the help of friend Busby Berkeley, he became a dance director, working on classics like the Marx Brothers' “Horse Feathers" and Mae West’s “She Done Him Wrong ” After a brief World War II Army stint.
Harold Hecht is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Choreographer, Actor, Director, and Presenter. Some of his work includes Sweet Smell of Success, Marty, Birdman of Alcatraz, Cat Ballou, The Unforgiven, Run Silent, Run Deep, The Crimson Pirate, and Apache.
Howard Hawks with Slim Keith and dog. Howard Hawks was married three times: to actress Athole Shearer, sister of Norma Shearer, from 1928 to 1940; to socialite and fashion icon Slim Keith from 1941 to 1949; and to actress Dee Hartford from 1953 to 1959. Hawks had two children with Shearer, Barbara and David.
Harold Hecht (1907–1985) was an Academy Award -winning Hollywood film producer, dance director and film director. He was also a talent agent, a literary agent, a theatrical producer, a theatre director and a Broadway actor.
