
Person
Ben Hecht
Writing · 1894–1964 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for

Scarface
Original Film Writer
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self

Rope
Additional Writing

Wuthering Heights
Screenplay

Scarface
Screenplay

Gilda
Additional Writing

Ulysses
Screenplay

Strangers on a Train
Additional Writing

Notorious
Writer

Stagecoach
Additional Writing
Filmography
- 1995Kiss of DeathOriginal Film Writer
- 1988Switching ChannelsWriter
- 1986I Hate ActorsNovel
- 1983ScarfaceOriginal Film Writer
- 1974The Front PageTheatre Play
- 1969Gaily, GailyNovel
- 1964Circus WorldScreenplay
- 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoAdditional Writing
- 1962Billy Rose's JumboTheatre Play
- 1962Walk on the Wild SideWriter
- 1960North to AlaskaScreenplay
- 1958Queen of Outer SpaceStory
- 1958The Fiend Who Walked the WestAdaptation
- 1957Legend of the LostScreenplay
- 1957A Farewell to ArmsScreenplay
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956The Iron PetticoatScreenplay
- 1956TrapezeWriter
- 1956Miracle in the RainNovel
- 1955The Man with the Golden ArmAdditional Writing
- 1955The Indian FighterScreenplay
- 1954UlyssesScreenplay
- 1954Living It UpTheatre Play
- 1953Indiscretion of an American WifeWriter
- 1953Angel FaceScreenplay
- 1952Monkey BusinessScreenplay
- 1952Actors and SinNarrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
- 1951The Secret of Convict LakeAdditional Writing
- 1951Strangers on a TrainAdditional Writing
- 1951The Thing from Another WorldWriter
- 1950The Murder ClubWriter
- 1950September AffairWriter
- 1950Edge of DoomWriter
- 1950Where the Sidewalk EndsScreenplay
- 1950Miracle in the RainAuthor
- 1950The Pink HussarWriter
- 1950Perfect StrangersTheatre Play
- 1950WhirlpoolScreenplay
- 1949The Inspector GeneralAdditional Writing
- 1949Love HappyAdditional Writing
- 1949Roseanna McCoyWriter
- 1949The Twentieth CenturyWriter
- 1949We Were StrangersAdditional Writing
- 1949Big JackWriter
- 1949Concerning a Woman of SinWriter
- 1949Miracle in the RainDirector
- 1948Portrait of JennieWriter
- 1948The Front PageWriter
- 1948The Miracle of the BellsScreenplay
- 1948RopeAdditional Writing
- 1947Her Husband's AffairsWriter
- 1947Ride the Pink HorseScreenplay
- 1947Kiss of DeathScreenplay
- 1946Duel in the SunWriter
- 1946NotoriousWriter
- 1946Specter of the RoseDirector
- 1946GildaAdditional Writing
- 1945CorneredWriter
- 1945The Front PageWriter
- 1945SpellboundScreenplay
- 1945Watchtower Over TomorrowScreenplay
- 1944LifeboatWriter
- 1942China GirlProducer
- 1942The Black SwanScreenplay
- 1942Tales of ManhattanWriter
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointWriter
- 1941LydiaScreenplay
- 1941Second ChorusWriter
- 1940Comrade XScreenplay
- 1940Angels Over BroadwayMan in Night Court (uncredited)
- 1940Foreign CorrespondentAdditional Writing
- 1940I Take This WomanWriter
- 1940His Girl FridayTheatre Play
- 1940The Shop Around the CornerAdditional Writing
- 1939Eternally YoursWriter
- 1939Lady of the TropicsScreenplay
- 1939It's a Wonderful WorldScreenplay
- 1939Some Like It HotTheatre Play
- 1939Wuthering HeightsScreenplay
- 1939StagecoachAdditional Writing
- 1939Let Freedom RingStory
- 1939Gunga DinStory
- 1938Angels with Dirty FacesWriter
- 1938The Goldwyn FolliesScreenplay
- 1937Nothing SacredScreenplay
- 1937The HurricaneAdditional Writing
- 1937The Prisoner of ZendaWriter
- 1937Woman Chases ManWriter
- 1937King of GamblersWriter
- 1937A Star Is BornWriter
- 1936Soak the RichDirector
- 1935Barbary CoastWriter
- 1935Spring TonicTheatre Play
- 1935Once in a Blue MoonDirector
- 1935The ScoundrelFlop House Bum
- 1935The Florentine DaggerWriter
- 1934The President VanishesWriter
- 1934Crime Without PassionCourt Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)
- 1934Shoot the WorksTheatre Play
- 1934Twentieth CenturyScreenplay
- 1934UpperworldStory
- 1934Viva Villa!Screenplay
- 1934RiptideWriter
- 1934Queen ChristinaAdditional Writing
- 1933Design for LivingScreenplay
- 1933Turn Back the ClockScreenplay
- 1933TopazeScreenplay
- 1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumStory
- 1932Rasputin and the EmpressWriter
- 1932Back StreetWriter
- 1932Million Dollar LegsWriter
- 1932ScarfaceScreenplay
- 1932The Beast of the CityWriter
- 1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetWriter
- 1931The Unholy GardenStory
- 1931Homicide SquadWriter
- 1931Quick MillionsWriter
- 1931The Front PageWriter
- 1930Si l'empereur savait çaOriginal Story
- 1930The Green SpecterStory
- 1930Roadhouse NightsStory
- 1930Street of ChanceWriter
- 1929The Unholy NightStory
- 1929The Great GabboStory
- 1928The Big NoiseStory
- 1927UnderworldStory
- 1926The New KlondikeWriter
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