Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Known for
Writing
Born
February 28, 1894
Died
April 18, 1964 (aged 70)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

1995
Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death

Movie · Original Film Writer

1988
Switching Channels poster

Switching Channels

Movie · Writer

1986
I Hate Actors poster

I Hate Actors

Movie · Novel

1983
Scarface poster

Scarface

Movie · Original Film Writer

1974
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · Theatre Play

1969
Gaily, Gaily poster

Gaily, Gaily

Movie · Novel

1964
Circus World poster

Circus World

Movie · Screenplay

1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo poster

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Movie · Theatre Play

1962
Walk on the Wild Side poster

Walk on the Wild Side

Movie · Writer

1960
North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

Movie · Screenplay

1958
Queen of Outer Space poster

Queen of Outer Space

Movie · Story

1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West poster

The Fiend Who Walked the West

Movie · Adaptation

1957
Legend of the Lost poster

Legend of the Lost

Movie · Screenplay

1957
A Farewell to Arms poster

A Farewell to Arms

Movie · Screenplay

1956
Trapeze poster

Trapeze

Movie · Writer

1956
The Iron Petticoat poster

The Iron Petticoat

Movie · Screenplay

1956
Miracle in the Rain poster

Miracle in the Rain

Movie · Novel, Screenplay

1955
The Indian Fighter poster

The Indian Fighter

Movie · Screenplay

1954
Ulysses poster

Ulysses

Movie · Screenplay

1954
Living It Up poster

Living It Up

Movie · Theatre Play

1953
Indiscretion of an American Wife poster

Indiscretion of an American Wife

Movie · Writer

1953
Angel Face poster

Angel Face

Movie · Screenplay

1952
Monkey Business poster

Monkey Business

Movie · Screenplay

1952
Actors and Sin poster

Actors and Sin

Movie · Writer

1951
The Thing from Another World poster

The Thing from Another World

Movie · Writer

1950
Edge of Doom poster

Edge of Doom

Movie · Writer

1950
Whirlpool poster

Whirlpool

Movie · Screenplay

1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends poster

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Movie · Screenplay

1950
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

Movie · Theatre Play

1950
September Affair poster

September Affair

Movie · Writer

1950
The Murder Club poster

The Murder Club

Movie · Writer

1950
The Pink Hussar poster

The Pink Hussar

Movie · Writer

1950
Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

Movie · Author

1949
Roseanna McCoy poster

Roseanna McCoy

Movie · Writer

1949
The Twentieth Century poster

The Twentieth Century

Movie · Writer

1949
Big Jack poster

Big Jack

Movie · Writer

1949
Miracle in the Rain poster

Miracle in the Rain

Movie · Writer

1949
Concerning a Woman of Sin poster

Concerning a Woman of Sin

Movie · Writer

1948
The Miracle of the Bells poster

The Miracle of the Bells

Movie · Screenplay

1948
Portrait of Jennie poster

Portrait of Jennie

Movie · Writer

1948
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · Writer

1947
Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death

Movie · Screenplay

1947
Ride the Pink Horse poster

Ride the Pink Horse

Movie · Screenplay

1947
Her Husband's Affairs poster

Her Husband's Affairs

Movie · Writer

1946
Specter of the Rose poster

Specter of the Rose

Movie · Writer

1946
Notorious poster

Notorious

Movie · Writer

1946
Duel in the Sun poster

Duel in the Sun

Movie · Writer

1945
Spellbound poster

Spellbound

Movie · Screenplay

1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow poster

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Movie · Screenplay

1945
Cornered poster

Cornered

Movie · Writer

1945
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · Writer

1944
Lifeboat poster

Lifeboat

Movie · Writer

1942
The Black Swan poster

The Black Swan

Movie · Screenplay

1942
China Girl poster

China Girl

Movie · Screenplay

1942
Tales of Manhattan poster

Tales of Manhattan

Movie · Writer

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Movie · Writer

1941
Lydia poster

Lydia

Movie · Screenplay

1941
Second Chorus poster

Second Chorus

Movie · Writer

1940
His Girl Friday poster

His Girl Friday

Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay

1940
Comrade X poster

Comrade X

Movie · Screenplay

1940
Angels Over Broadway poster

Angels Over Broadway

Movie · Writer

1940
I Take This Woman poster

I Take This Woman

Movie · Writer

1939
Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights

Movie · Screenplay

1939
It's a Wonderful World poster

It's a Wonderful World

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1939
Let Freedom Ring poster

Let Freedom Ring

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1939
Lady of the Tropics poster

Lady of the Tropics

Movie · Screenplay

1939
Gunga Din poster

Gunga Din

Movie · Story

1939
Some Like It Hot poster

Some Like It Hot

Movie · Theatre Play, Writer

1939
Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

Movie · Writer

1939
Gone with the Wind poster

Gone with the Wind

Movie · Screenplay

1938
The Goldwyn Follies poster

The Goldwyn Follies

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1938
Angels with Dirty Faces poster

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie · Writer

1937
Nothing Sacred poster

Nothing Sacred

Movie · Screenplay

1937
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

Movie · Writer

1937
King of Gamblers poster

King of Gamblers

Movie · Writer

1937
Woman Chases Man poster

Woman Chases Man

Movie · Writer

1937
The Prisoner of Zenda poster

The Prisoner of Zenda

Movie · Writer

1936
Soak the Rich poster

Soak the Rich

Movie · Writer

1935
Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast

Movie · Writer

1935
The Scoundrel poster

The Scoundrel

Movie · Story

1935
The Florentine Dagger poster

The Florentine Dagger

Movie · Writer

1935
Spring Tonic poster

Spring Tonic

Movie · Theatre Play

1935
Once in a Blue Moon poster

Once in a Blue Moon

Movie · Writer

1934
Twentieth Century poster

Twentieth Century

Movie · Screenplay

1934
Crime Without Passion poster

Crime Without Passion

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1934
Shoot the Works poster

Shoot the Works

Movie · Theatre Play, Writer

1934
Upperworld poster

Upperworld

Movie · Story

1934
Viva Villa! poster

Viva Villa!

Movie · Screenplay

1934
The President Vanishes poster

The President Vanishes

Movie · Writer

1934
Queen Christina poster

Queen Christina

Movie · Writer

1934
Riptide poster

Riptide

Movie · Writer

1933
Design for Living poster

Design for Living

Movie · Screenplay

1933
Turn Back the Clock poster

Turn Back the Clock

Movie · Screenplay

1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum poster

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Movie · Story

1933
Topaze poster

Topaze

Movie · Screenplay

1932
Scarface poster

Scarface

Movie · Screenplay

1932
Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

Movie · Writer

1932
Back Street poster

Back Street

Movie · Writer

1932
The Beast of the City poster

The Beast of the City

Movie · Writer

1932
Rasputin and the Empress poster

Rasputin and the Empress

Movie · Writer

1931
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · Writer

1931
The Unholy Garden poster

The Unholy Garden

Movie · Story, Dialogue, Screenplay

1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet poster

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Movie · Writer

1931
Quick Millions poster

Quick Millions

Movie · Writer

1931
Homicide Squad poster

Homicide Squad

Movie · Writer

1930
Street of Chance poster

Street of Chance

Movie · Writer

1930
Roadhouse Nights poster

Roadhouse Nights

Movie · Story

1930
The Green Specter poster

The Green Specter

Movie · Story

1930
Si l'empereur savait ça poster

Si l'empereur savait ça

Movie · Original Story

1929
The Great Gabbo poster

The Great Gabbo

Movie · Story

1929
The Unholy Night poster

The Unholy Night

Movie · Short Story

1928
The Big Noise poster

The Big Noise

Movie · Story

1927
Underworld poster

Underworld

Movie · Story

1926
The New Klondike poster

The New Klondike

Movie · Writer