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name: "Harold Hecht"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 June 1907"
died: "26 May 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:34:39.977615+00:00"
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# Harold Hecht

Producer. Born 1 June 1907 in Manhattan. Died 26 May 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 June 1907, Manhattan
- **Died:** 26 May 1985
- **Active:** 1933–1958
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 producing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Burt Lancaster](https://film.one/person/burt-lancaster.md), [Delbert Mann](https://film.one/person/delbert-mann.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 78 (1), 1950s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Hecht, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323445, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372959/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13780

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Separate Tables*](https://film.one/film/separate-tables.md) (74)

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## Biography

Harold Hecht (1907–1985) was an American film producer. Born in Manhattan, he began his career as a dancer and choreographer before becoming a talent agent and theatrical producer. In 1947 he co-founded Norma Productions with Burt Lancaster, later forming Hecht-Lancaster Productions and, from 1954, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions.

Hecht produced *Marty* (1955), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and *Separate Tables* (1958), for which he received a further nomination. Other notable productions include *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), *The Unforgiven* (1960), *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1962) and *Cat Ballou* (1965). Several of his films were selected for the National Film Registry.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Separate Tables* (1958), Fi1m 74, Presenter, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/separate-tables.md)

### Crew (1)

- *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), Fi1m 78, Choreographer — [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ulzana's Raid* (1972), Producer
- *The Way West* (1967), Producer
- *Cat Ballou* (1965), Producer
- *Wild and Wonderful* (1964), Producer
- *Flight from Ashiya* (1964), Producer
- *Taras Bulba* (1962), Producer
- *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1962), Executive Producer
- *The Young Savages* (1961), Executive Producer
- *The Unforgiven* (1960), Producer
- *The Devil's Disciple* (1959), Producer
- *Separate Tables* (1958), Producer, Presenter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/separate-tables.md)
- *Run Silent, Run Deep* (1958), Producer
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), Executive Producer
- *The Bachelor Party* (1957), Producer
- *The Kentuckian* (1955), Producer
- *Marty* (1955), Producer
- *Vera Cruz* (1954), Presenter
- *Apache* (1954), Producer
- *His Majesty O'Keefe* (1954), Producer
- *The Crimson Pirate* (1952), Producer
- *The First Time* (1952), Producer
- *Ten Tall Men* (1951), Producer
- *The Flame and the Arrow* (1950), Producer
- *Kiss the Blood Off My Hands* (1948), Executive Producer
- *Gypsy Night* (1935), Director
- *Bed of Roses* (1933), Choreographer
- *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), Choreographer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1959: Best Picture (nominated), for *Separate Tables*
- 1956: Best Picture (won), for *Marty*

### Cannes Film Festival — 5 won

- 1960: Palme d'Or (won), for *Marty*
- 1959: Palme d'Or (won), for *Marty*
- 1958: Palme d'Or (won), for *Marty*
- 1957: Palme d'Or (won), for *Marty*
- 1956: Palme d'Or (won), for *Marty*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Play 1957: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *Separate Tables*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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