Ben Hecht

Writer. Born 28 February 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 18 April 1964.

Titles on Fi1m13 writing · 6 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 13 titles

Oscars2 won · 5 nominated

Born

28 February 1894, New York City, New York, USA

Died

18 April 1964

Active

1932–1983

Frequently works with

David O. Selznick, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Charles MacArthur, Howard Hawks, Ingrid Bergman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Ben’s work 4 points above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 799

Under 600

Of 13 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 13 films
Screen time: 23 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $123m across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1932–1983

Genres

Drama9
Crime7
Romance6
Action3
Comedy3
Thriller3

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestNotorious1946

60WorstThe Front Page1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51920s

481930s

351940s

251950s

61960s

11970s

31980s

11990s

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht in numbers