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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-02-28 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Ben Hecht

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.

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Known For

Acting

1957

1952

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

1940

Angels Over Broadway as Man in Night Court (uncredited)

1935

The Scoundrel as Flop House Bum

1934

Crime Without Passion as Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)

Writing

1995

Kiss of Death as Original Film Writer

1988

1986

I Hate Actors as Novel

1983

Scarface as Original Film Writer

1974

The Front Page as Theatre Play

1969

Gaily, Gaily as Novel

1964

Circus World as Screenplay

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo as Theatre Play

1960

North to Alaska as Screenplay

1957

Legend of the Lost as Screenplay
A Farewell to Arms as Screenplay

1956

Trapeze as Writer
The Iron Petticoat as Screenplay
Miracle in the Rain as Screenplay

1955

The Indian Fighter as Screenplay

1954

Ulysses as Screenplay
Living It Up as Theatre Play

1953

Angel Face as Screenplay

1952

Monkey Business as Screenplay
Actors and Sin as Writer

1950

Edge of Doom as Writer
Whirlpool as Screenplay
Perfect Strangers as Theatre Play
The Front Page as Writer
The Murder Club as Writer
The Pink Hussar as Writer

1948

The Front Page as Writer

1947

Kiss of Death as Screenplay
Ride the Pink Horse as Screenplay

1946

Notorious as Writer
Duel in the Sun as Writer

1945

Spellbound as Screenplay
Cornered as Writer
The Front Page as Writer

1944

Lifeboat as Writer

1942

The Black Swan as Screenplay
China Girl as Screenplay

1941

Lydia as Screenplay
Second Chorus as Writer

1940

His Girl Friday as Theatre Play
Comrade X as Screenplay
His Girl Friday as Screenplay

1939

Wuthering Heights as Screenplay
Let Freedom Ring as Screenplay
Lady of the Tropics as Screenplay
Gunga Din as Story
Some Like It Hot as Theatre Play
Eternally Yours as Writer

1937

Nothing Sacred as Screenplay
A Star Is Born as Writer

1936

Soak the Rich as Writer

1935

Barbary Coast as Writer
The Scoundrel as Story
Spring Tonic as Theatre Play

1934

Twentieth Century as Screenplay
Crime Without Passion as Screenplay
Shoot the Works as Theatre Play
Upperworld as Story
Viva Villa! as Screenplay
Shoot the Works as Writer
Riptide as Writer

1933

Design for Living as Screenplay
Turn Back the Clock as Screenplay
Topaze as Screenplay
Queen Christina as Writer

1932

Scarface as Screenplay
Back Street as Writer

1930

Si l'empereur savait ça as Original Story

1929

1928

The Big Noise as Story

1927

Underworld as Story

1926

Directing

1952

Actors and Sin as Director

1950

The Pink Hussar as Director

1948

The Front Page as Director

1946

1940

1936

Soak the Rich as Director

1935

The Scoundrel as Director

1934

Production

1952

Actors and Sin as Producer

1946

1942

China Girl as Producer

1940

1936

Soak the Rich as Producer

1935

The Scoundrel as Producer

1934

Crew

1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Additional Writing

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm as Additional Writing

1951

The Secret of Convict Lake as Additional Writing
Strangers on a Train as Additional Writing

1949

We Were Strangers as Additional Writing
The Inspector General as Additional Writing
Love Happy as Additional Writing

1948

Rope as Additional Writing

1946

Gilda as Additional Writing

1940

Foreign Correspondent as Additional Writing
The Shop Around the Corner as Additional Writing

1939

Stagecoach as Additional Writing

1937

The Hurricane as Additional Writing

1933

Queen Christina as Additional Writing