Ben Hecht
Writing
- Born
- February 28, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- April 18, 1964 (age 70)
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A successful journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most enjoyed screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films.
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Known for
Scarface
December 9, 1983
Gone with the Wind
December 15, 1939
Rope
February 1, 1948
Notorious
August 21, 1946
Stagecoach
March 2, 1939
Spellbound
October 31, 1945
His Girl Friday
January 18, 1940
The Shop Around the Corner
January 12, 1940
Scarface
April 9, 1932
The Thing from Another World
April 5, 1951
Gilda
April 25, 1946
Lifeboat
January 28, 1944
Behind the camera125
- 1995Kiss of Death Original Film Writer
- 1988Switching Channels Writer
- 1986I Hate Actors Novel
- 1983Scarface Original Film Writer
- 1974The Front Page Theatre Play
- 1969Gaily, Gaily Novel
- 1964Circus World Screenplay
- 19647 Faces of Dr. Lao Additional Writing
- 1962Billy Rose's Jumbo Theatre Play
- 1962Walk on the Wild Side Writer