Ben Hecht
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.
Known for
WritingBirthday
February 28, 1894Deathday
April 18, 1964Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
125Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Cast credits
Crew credits
Scarface
Screenplay
The Front Page
Theatre Play
His Girl Friday
Theatre Play, Screenplay
Wuthering Heights
Screenplay
Spellbound
Screenplay
Kiss of Death
Screenplay
North to Alaska
Screenplay
Monkey Business
Screenplay
Twentieth Century
Screenplay
Comrade X
Screenplay
Switching Channels
Writer
Crime Without Passion
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Story
Trapeze
Writer
The Iron Petticoat
Screenplay
Whirlpool
Screenplay
Edge of Doom
Writer
The Black Swan
Screenplay
Underworld
Story
Angels Over Broadway
Writer, Producer, Director
The Front Page
Writer
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Theatre PlayImages
