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Ben Hecht
Born
28 February 1894
Died
18 April 1964
Place
New York City, New York, USA
Writing

Ben Hecht

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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As director

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

1952 · Director
The Pink Hussar

The Pink Hussar

1950 · Director
Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

1949 · Director
Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949 · Director
The Front Page

The Front Page

1948 · Director
Specter of the Rose

Specter of the Rose

1946 · Director
Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

1940 · Director
Soak the Rich

Soak the Rich

1936 · Director
The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

1935 · Director
Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a Blue Moon

1935 · Director
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934 · Director

As actor

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

1952 · Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

1940 · Man in Night Court (uncredited)
The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

1935 · Flop House Bum
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934 · Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)