Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ben_HechtBen Hecht - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Ben Hecht (/ h ɛ k t /; 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.

  2. People also ask

  3. 3 days ago · The news was, for the most part, ignored, except by two men whose lives are largely forgotten now: Ben Hecht, an acclaimed American-Jewish playwright, and Peter Bergson, an underground fighter in pre-state Israel.

  4. Jul 17, 2024 · "Hecht, Ben" published on by Oxford University Press. reared in Wisconsin, was a bohemian member of the literary group that flourished in Chicago just after World War I. He was known as an ironical, cynical, ultra-romantic writer, variously dubbed an “intellectual mountebank” and “Pagliacci of the Fire Escape.”

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harold_HechtHarold Hecht - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · 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.

  6. 2 days ago · Jacob J. Hecht (1924–1990), American rabbi. John Rudolf Hecht (1911-1988), Austrian-Canadian entrepreneur and Austrian Honorary Consul in Kanada, founder of "The 1945 Foundation", a Canadian charity organization. Joan Hecht, American writer and activist. Józef Hecht (1891–1951), also known as Joseph Hecht, Polish printmaker and painter.

  7. Aug 4, 2024 · Discover the fascinating story of Ben Hecht, a legendary writer whose works have captivated readers for decades. Explore his life and career through this captivating biography, "Ben Hecht: The Man ...

  8. Jul 17, 2024 · Scarface: The Shame of a Nation, American gangster film, released in 1932, that is loosely based on the rise of Al Capone. It was an early success for both director Howard Hawks and actor Paul Muni.

  1. People also search for