Ben Hecht

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1894-02-28

Deathday 1964-04-18 (70 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Hecht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

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

1962
1960
North to Alaska

as Screenplay

1957
Legend of the Lost

as Screenplay

1957
A Farewell to Arms

as Screenplay

1956
Trapeze

as Writer

1956
The Iron Petticoat

as Screenplay

1956
1956
Miracle in the Rain

as Screenplay

1955
The Indian Fighter

as Screenplay

1954
Ulysses

as Screenplay

1954
Living It Up

as Theatre Play

1953
Angel Face

as Screenplay

1952
Monkey Business

as Screenplay

1952
Actors and Sin

as Writer

1950
Edge of Doom

as Writer

1950
Whirlpool

as Screenplay

1950
1950
Perfect Strangers

as Theatre Play

1950
The Front Page

as Writer

1950
1950
The Murder Club

as Writer

1950
The Pink Hussar

as Writer

1950
1949
1949
Roseanna McCoy

as Writer

1949
1949
Big Jack

as Writer

1948
1948
1948
The Front Page

as Writer

1947
Kiss of Death

as Screenplay

1947
Ride the Pink Horse

as Screenplay

1947
1946
1946
Notorious

as Writer

1946
Duel in the Sun

as Writer

1945
Spellbound

as Screenplay

1945
1945
Cornered

as Writer

1945
The Front Page

as Writer

1944
Lifeboat

as Writer

1942
The Black Swan

as Screenplay

1942
China Girl

as Screenplay

1942
1941
Lydia

as Screenplay

1941
Second Chorus

as Writer

1940
His Girl Friday

as Theatre Play

1940
Comrade X

as Screenplay

1940
1940
His Girl Friday

as Screenplay

1940
1939
Wuthering Heights

as Screenplay

1939
1939
Let Freedom Ring

as Screenplay

1939
1939
Lady of the Tropics

as Screenplay

1939
Gunga Din

as Story

1939
Some Like It Hot

as Theatre Play

1939
1939
Eternally Yours

as Writer

1938
1938
The Goldwyn Follies

as Screenplay

1937
Nothing Sacred

as Screenplay

1937
A Star Is Born

as Writer

1937
1937
1937
1936
Soak the Rich

as Writer

1935
Barbary Coast

as Writer

1935
The Scoundrel

as Story

1935
1935
Spring Tonic

as Theatre Play

1935
1934
Twentieth Century

as Screenplay

1934
Crime Without Passion

as Screenplay

1934
Shoot the Works

as Theatre Play

1934
Upperworld

as Story

1934
Viva Villa!

as Screenplay

1934
Shoot the Works

as Writer

1934
Riptide

as Writer

1933
Design for Living

as Screenplay

1933
Turn Back the Clock

as Screenplay

1933
Topaze

as Screenplay

1933
Queen Christina

as Writer

1932
Scarface

as Screenplay

1932
1932
1932
Back Street

as Writer

1931
The Front Page

as Writer

1931
1931
The Unholy Garden

as Dialogue

1931
Homicide Squad

as Writer

1931
Quick Millions

as Writer

1930
1930
1930
1929
1929
1928
The Big Noise

as Story

1927
Underworld

as Story

1926

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

1949
We Were Strangers

as Additional Writing

1949
The Inspector General

as Additional Writing

1949
Love Happy

as Additional Writing

1948
Rope

as Additional Writing

1946
Gilda

as Additional Writing

1940
Foreign Correspondent

as Additional Writing

1940
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

Director

1952
Actors and Sin

as Director

1950
The Pink Hussar

as Director

1949
1948
The Front Page

as Director

1946
1940
1936
Soak the Rich

as Director

1935
The Scoundrel

as Director

1935
1934

Producer

1952
Actors and Sin

as Producer

1946
1942
China Girl

as Producer

1940
1936
Soak the Rich

as Producer

1935
The Scoundrel

as Producer

1935
1934

Actor

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)