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Ben Hecht

Writing
70 years oldNew York City, New York, USA

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Hecht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
February 28, 1894 - April 18, 1964 (age 70)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing

Movies (49)

Kiss of Death
5.7

Kiss of Death

Original Film Writer (Writing)

1995

Switching Channels
6.1

Switching Channels

Writer (Writing)

1988

I Hate Actors
5.2

I Hate Actors

Novel (Writing)

1986

Scarface
8.2

Scarface

Original Film Writer (Writing)

1983

The Front Page
7.3

The Front Page

Theatre Play (Writing)

1974

Gaily, Gaily
3.7

Gaily, Gaily

Novel (Writing)

1969

Circus World
6.2

Circus World

Screenplay (Writing)

1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Additional Writing (Crew)

1964

Billy Rose's Jumbo
5.8

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Theatre Play (Writing)

1962

Walk on the Wild Side
6.5

Walk on the Wild Side

Writer (Writing)

1962

North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

Screenplay (Writing)

1960

Queen of Outer Space
4.6

Queen of Outer Space

Story (Writing)

1958

The Fiend Who Walked the West
6.0

The Fiend Who Walked the West

Adaptation (Writing)

1958

Legend of the Lost
6.1

Legend of the Lost

Screenplay (Writing)

1957

A Farewell to Arms
5.9

A Farewell to Arms

Screenplay (Writing)

1957

The Iron Petticoat
5.8

The Iron Petticoat

Screenplay (Writing)

1956

Trapeze
6.2

Trapeze

Writer (Writing)

1956

Miracle in the Rain
6.7

Miracle in the Rain

Novel (Writing)

1956

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

Additional Writing (Crew)

1955

The Indian Fighter
6.2

The Indian Fighter

Screenplay (Writing)

1955

Ulysses
6.5

Ulysses

Screenplay (Writing)

1954

Living It Up
6.4

Living It Up

Theatre Play (Writing)

1954

Indiscretion of an American Wife
5.9

Indiscretion of an American Wife

Writer (Writing)

1953

Angel Face
7.1

Angel Face

Screenplay (Writing)

1953

Monkey Business
6.7

Monkey Business

Screenplay (Writing)

1952

Actors and Sin
5.2

Actors and Sin

as Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)

1952

The Secret of Convict Lake
6.6

The Secret of Convict Lake

Additional Writing (Crew)

1951

Strangers on a Train
7.7

Strangers on a Train

Additional Writing (Crew)

1951

The Thing from Another World
6.7

The Thing from Another World

Writer (Writing)

1951

The Murder Club

The Murder Club

Writer (Writing)

1950

September Affair
5.8

September Affair

Writer (Writing)

1950

Edge of Doom
5.9

Edge of Doom

Writer (Writing)

1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Screenplay (Writing)

1950

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

Author (Writing)

1950

The Pink Hussar

The Pink Hussar

Director (Directing)

1950

Perfect Strangers
5.4

Perfect Strangers

Theatre Play (Writing)

1950

Whirlpool
6.4

Whirlpool

Screenplay (Writing)

1950

The Inspector General
6.5

The Inspector General

Additional Writing (Crew)

1949

Love Happy
5.9

Love Happy

Additional Writing (Crew)

1949

Roseanna McCoy
5.6

Roseanna McCoy

Writer (Writing)

1949

The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

Writer (Writing)

1949

We Were Strangers
6.0

We Were Strangers

Additional Writing (Crew)

1949

Big Jack
6.0

Big Jack

Writer (Writing)

1949

Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin

Director (Directing)

1949

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

Director (Directing)

1949

Portrait of Jennie
7.1

Portrait of Jennie

Writer (Writing)

1948

The Front Page

The Front Page

Director (Directing)

1948

Rope
7.9

Rope

Additional Writing (Crew)

1948

The Miracle of the Bells
5.9

The Miracle of the Bells

Screenplay (Writing)

1948

TV Shows (1)