Ben Hecht
WritingBorn Feb 28, 1894Died Apr 18, 1964
New York City, New York, USA
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
Concerning a Woman of Sin
movie1949
Concerning a Woman of Sin
movie1949
Si l'empereur savait ça
movie1930
The Green Specter
movie1930
Once in a Blue Moon
movie1935
Once in a Blue Moon
movie1935
Once in a Blue Moon
movie1935
Scarface
movie1983
The Shop Around the Corner
movie1940
Soak the Rich
movie1936
Soak the Rich
movie1936
Soak the Rich
movie1936
Filmography
1995Kiss of Deathas Original Film Writermovie1988Switching Channelsas Writermovie1986I Hate Actorsas Novelmovie1983Scarfaceas Original Film Writermovie1974The Front Pageas Theatre Playmovie1969Gaily, Gailyas Novelmovie1964Circus Worldas Screenplaymovie19647 Faces of Dr. Laoas Additional Writingmovie1962Billy Rose's Jumboas Theatre Playmovie1962Walk on the Wild Sideas Writermovie1960North to Alaskaas Screenplaymovie1958Queen of Outer Spaceas Storymovie1958The Fiend Who Walked the Westas Adaptationmovie1957Legend of the Lostas Screenplaymovie1957A Farewell to Armsas Screenplaymovie1957Tonight Starring Jack Paaras Selftv1956The Iron Petticoatas Screenplaymovie1956Trapezeas Writermovie1956Miracle in the Rainas Screenplaymovie1955The Man with the Golden Armas Additional Writingmovie1955The Indian Fighteras Screenplaymovie1954Ulyssesas Screenplaymovie1954Living It Upas Theatre Playmovie1953Indiscretion of an American Wifeas Writermovie1953Angel Faceas Screenplaymovie1952Monkey Businessas Screenplaymovie1952Actors and Sinas Writermovie1951The Secret of Convict Lakeas Additional Writingmovie1951Strangers on a Trainas Additional Writingmovie1951The Thing from Another Worldas Writermovie1950The Murder Clubas Writermovie1950September Affairas Writermovie1950Edge of Doomas Writermovie1950Where the Sidewalk Endsas Screenplaymovie1950Miracle in the Rainas Authormovie1950The Pink Hussaras Writermovie1950Perfect Strangersas Theatre Playmovie1950Whirlpoolas Screenplaymovie1949The Inspector Generalas Additional Writingmovie1949Love Happyas Additional Writingmovie1949Roseanna McCoyas Writermovie1949The Twentieth Centuryas Writermovie1949We Were Strangersas Additional Writingmovie1949Big Jackas Writermovie1949Concerning a Woman of Sinas Directormovie1949Miracle in the Rainas Directormovie1948Portrait of Jennieas Writermovie1948The Front Pageas Writermovie1948The Miracle of the Bellsas Screenplaymovie1948Ropeas Additional Writingmovie1947Her Husband's Affairsas Writermovie1947Ride the Pink Horseas Screenplaymovie1947Kiss of Deathas Screenplaymovie1946Duel in the Sunas Writermovie1946Notoriousas Writermovie1946Specter of the Roseas Producermovie1946Gildaas Additional Writingmovie1945Corneredas Writermovie1945The Front Pageas Writermovie1945Spellboundas Screenplaymovie1945Watchtower Over Tomorrowas Screenplaymovie1944Lifeboatas Writermovie1942China Girlas Producermovie1942The Black Swanas Screenplaymovie1942Tales of Manhattanas Writermovie1942Ten Gentlemen from West Pointas Writermovie1941Lydiaas Screenplaymovie1941Second Chorusas Writermovie1940Comrade Xas Screenplaymovie1940Angels Over Broadwayas Directormovie1940Foreign Correspondentas Additional Writingmovie1940I Take This Womanas Writermovie1940His Girl Fridayas Screenplaymovie1940The Shop Around the Corneras Additional Writingmovie1939Eternally Yoursas Writermovie1939Lady of the Tropicsas Screenplaymovie1939It's a Wonderful Worldas Storymovie1939Some Like It Hotas Writermovie1939Wuthering Heightsas Screenplaymovie1939Stagecoachas Additional Writingmovie