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Ben Hecht (/ h ɛ k t /; February 28, 1894 – 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 was a prolific and influential screenwriter, playwright and novelist who won two Oscars and wrote classics like Underworld, Scarface and Notorious. He also worked as a journalist, a script doctor and a producer, and was involved in social and political causes.
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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, the greatest of American screenwriters, produced, near the end of his career, a garrulous autobiography, “A Child of the Century,” in which he tells us the following: In 1910, at ...
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.
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Mar 12, 2019 · With credits that include Scarface, Twentieth Century and Notorious, novelist, reporter, and playwright Ben Hecht also emerged during WWII as an outspoken crusader for the imperiled Jews of...
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