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Ben Hecht (/ h ɛ k t /; February 28, 1894 – 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.
Feb 28, 2019 · What you need to know about the “Notorious” Screenwriter. February 28th, 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.
Feb 4, 2019 · Ben Hecht helped invent modern American cinema while he was making other plans, David Denby writes.
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.
- Mark Horowitz
Ben Hecht. Writer: Notorious. 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.
- February 28, 1894
- April 18, 1964
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.
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The Notorious Ben Hecht manages both to penetrate a character who was sardonic and sophisticated, and to capture a life that was both flamboyant and mythic. With this book both Julien Gorbach and Purdue University Press rectify the injustice done to Hecht in the academy, and allow readers to see what
