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Ben Hecht ( / hɛkt /; February 28, 1894 [ 1][ 2] – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most enjoyed screenplays and plays in America.
Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's greatest writers, won an Oscar for best original story for Underworld (1927) at the first Academy Awards in 1929 and had a hand in the writing of many classic films.
Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's greatest writers, won an Oscar for best original story for Underworld (1927) at the first Academy Awards in 1929 and had a hand in the writing of many classic films.
Feb 28, 2019 · Born on this day 125 years ago, Ben Hecht is one of American history’s most complicated and compelling figures. Here’s what you need to know to become familiar with the prolific screenwriter and activist.
Apr 17, 2019 · Adina Hoffman’s “Ben Hecht” and Julien Gorbach’s “The Notorious Ben Hecht” examine the man’s career as both a screenwriter and a political activist.
Ben Hecht (born February 28, 1894, New York City, New York, U.S.—died April 18, 1964, New York City) was an American novelist, playwright, and film writer who, as a newspaperman in the 1920s, perfected a type of human interest sketch that was widely emulated.
Mar 12, 2019 · Jean-Luc Godard said he was “a genius” who “invented 80% of what is used in Hollywood movies to...
Feb 4, 2019 · Ben Hecht helped invent modern American cinema—while he was making other plans. By David Denby. February 4, 2019. Hecht (pictured with Charles MacArthur, left, in 1935) helped create both the...
Hecht committed himself to publicizing the atrocities befalling the Jews of Europe, and the quest for survivors to find a permanent Jewish homeland in the Middle East. Ben Hecht was a journalist first, getting his start at the tender age of sixteen.
Twentieth Century (dir. Hawks) Crime without Passion (Hecht co-directed and co-produced) The President Vanishes (dir. Wellman) (uncredited) 1935. The Florentine Dagger. The Scoundrel (co-directed and co-produced) [ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE, BEST ORIGINAL STORY] Once in a Blue Moon (co-directed and co-produced) Barbary Coast (dir. Hawks)
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