Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

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

19

Titles on Fi1m13 writing · 6 crew

76

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 13 titles

2

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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Ben Hecht — Ben HechtPublicity still, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Hecht, 1919 — Ben Hecht, 1919Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Hecht (1915) — Ben Hecht (1915)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Hecht (1915) — Ben Hecht (1915)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Seated left to right, Philip Davis, Alfred MacArthur, Ashton Stevens, William F. McGee, Charles Collins, Harry Hansen, Leroy T. Globe, John Gunther, Peter Hecht (1924) — Seated left to right, Philip Davis, Alfred MacArthur, Ashton Stevens, William F. McGee, Charles Collins, Harry Hansen, Leroy T. Globe, John Gunther, Peter Hecht (1924)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ben Hecht with Sherwood Anderson, autographed by Ben Hecht, n.d. — Ben Hecht with Sherwood Anderson, autographed by Ben Hecht, n.d.Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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