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Ben Hecht

Writing
Known For

70 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 28th February 1894

Died

18th April 1964

All Credits

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Angels Over Broadway Image
Angels Over Broadway
Man in Night Court (uncredited)
The Scoundrel Image
The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum
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Actors and Sin
Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
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Crime Without Passion
Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)