Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1894-02-28

  • Day of Death

    1964-04-18 (70 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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.

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