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Ben Hecht ( / hɛkt /; 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.
Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's greatest writers, won an Oscar for best original story for Underworld (1927) at the first Academy Awards in 1929 and had a hand in the writing of many classic films.
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Feb 28, 2019 · Born on this day 125 years ago, Ben Hecht is one of American history's most complicated and compelling figures. Here's what you need to know to become familiar with the prolific screenwriter and activist.
Ben Hecht (born February 28, 1894, New York City, New York, U.S.—died April 18, 1964, New York City) was an American novelist, playwright, and film writer who, as a newspaperman in the 1920s, perfected a type of human interest sketch that was widely emulated.
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Feb 4, 2019 · Ben Hecht helped invent modern American cinema while he was making other plans, David Denby writes.
Ben Hecht (1893-1964) was an American Jewish journalist, novelist, and playwright. Although Hecht was primarily a writer of Hollywood film scripts, his best known work is The Front Page, a play that he co-authored with Charles MacArthur in 1928.
We Will Never Die, a musical stage performance, written by Ben Hecht, with a large cast and orchestra, raised awareness among Americans about the murder of European Jews. Activism Follow
