Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Deceased · Born: Feb 28, 1894 · Died: Apr 18, 1964

Personal Details

Born Feb 28, 1894 New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Rose Caylor

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 18, 1964 )
  • Marie Armstrong

    ( Oct 30, 1915 to Feb 27, 1926 )

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.

Career

1988
Switching Channels
Switching Channels as Writer
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1969
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily as Novel
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1967
Casino Royale
Casino Royale as Screenplay
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1964
Circus World
Circus World as Screenplay
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Writer
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1960
North to Alaska
North to Alaska as Screenplay
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1958
Queen of Outer Space
Queen of Outer Space as Story
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The Fiend Who Walked the West
The Fiend Who Walked the West as Writer
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1957
Legend of the Lost
Legend of the Lost as Writer
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms as Screenplay
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1956
The Iron Petticoat
The Iron Petticoat as Screenplay
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Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain as Novel, Screenplay
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Trapeze
Trapeze as Writer
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1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm as Screenplay
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The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter as Screenplay
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1954
Ulysses
Ulysses as Screenplay
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1953
Terminal Station
Terminal Station as Writer
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1952
Monkey Business
Monkey Business as Screenplay
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1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake as Writer
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1950
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom as Writer
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September Affair
September Affair as Writer
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends as Screenplay
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Whirlpool
Whirlpool as Screenplay
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1949
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy as Writer
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Big Jack
Big Jack as Writer
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Love Happy
Love Happy as Writer
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The Inspector General
The Inspector General as Writer
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1948
The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells as Screenplay
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Cry of the City
Cry of the City as Writer
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Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie as Writer
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Rope
Rope as Writer
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1947
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death as Screenplay
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Dishonored Lady
Dishonored Lady as Screenplay
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The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case as Writer
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Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs as Writer
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Ride the Pink Horse
Ride the Pink Horse as Screenplay
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1946
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun as Writer
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Notorious
Notorious as Writer
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1945
Cornered
Cornered as Writer
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Spellbound
Spellbound as Screenplay
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1942
The Black Swan
The Black Swan as Screenplay
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Writer
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China Girl
China Girl as Screenplay
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Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan as Writer
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1941
Lydia
Lydia as Screenplay
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Second Chorus
Second Chorus as Writer
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1940
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday as Screenplay
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I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman as Writer
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Comrade X
Comrade X as Screenplay
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1939
Gunga Din
Gunga Din as Story
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Stagecoach
Stagecoach as Writer
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights as Screenplay
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Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring as Story, Screenplay
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Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours as Writer
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Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot as Writer
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Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics as Screenplay
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It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World as Story, Screenplay
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1938
The Goldwyn Follies
The Goldwyn Follies as Story, Screenplay
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Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces as Writer
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1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda as Writer
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Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man as Writer
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A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born as Writer
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Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred as Screenplay
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1935
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger as Writer
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Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast as Writer
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1934
Viva Villa!
Viva Villa! as Screenplay
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Riptide
Riptide as Writer
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Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century as Screenplay
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Upperworld
Upperworld as Story
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1933
Topaze
Topaze as Screenplay
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Design for Living
Design for Living as Screenplay
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Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock as Screenplay
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Queen Christina
Queen Christina as Writer
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Hallelujah I'm a Bum
Hallelujah I'm a Bum as Story
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1932
Scarface
Scarface as Screenplay
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The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City as Writer
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Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress as Writer
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Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs as Writer
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Back Street
Back Street as Writer
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1931
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad as Writer
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Quick Millions
Quick Millions as Writer
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The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet as Writer
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The Front Page
The Front Page as Writer
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The Unholy Garden
The Unholy Garden as Story
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1929
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night as Story
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The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo as Story
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1927
Underworld
Underworld as Story
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1952
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin as Director, Writer
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1946
Specter of the Rose
Specter of the Rose as Director, Writer
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1940
Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway as Director, Writer
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1935
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel as Director, Story
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1934
Crime Without Passion
Crime Without Passion as Director, Screenplay, Story
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