Ben Hecht

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Ben Hecht

Writing February 28, 1894

New York City, New York, USA

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 wen…

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Scarface

Scarface

8.2 1983 Movie
Rope

Rope

7.9 1948 Movie
Notorious

Notorious

7.7 1946 Movie
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

7.6 1939 Movie
Spellbound

Spellbound

7.4 1945 Movie
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

7.4 1940 Movie
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

8.1 1940 Movie
Scarface

Scarface

7.4 1932 Movie
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

6.7 1951 Movie
Gilda

Gilda

7.5 1946 Movie
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

7.4 1944 Movie
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

7.0 1940 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1995
    Kiss of Death

    Movie Original Film Writer

  2. 1988
    Switching Channels

    Movie Writer

  3. 1986
    I Hate Actors

    Movie Novel

  4. 1983
    Scarface

    Movie Original Film Writer

  5. 1974
    The Front Page

    Movie Theatre Play

  6. 1969
    Gaily, Gaily

    Movie Novel

  7. 1964
    Circus World

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1964
    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    Movie Additional Writing

  9. 1962
    Billy Rose's Jumbo

    Movie Theatre Play

  10. 1962
    Walk on the Wild Side

    Movie Writer

  11. 1960
    North to Alaska

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1958
    Queen of Outer Space

    Movie Story

  13. 1958
    The Fiend Who Walked the West

    Movie Adaptation

  14. 1957
    Legend of the Lost

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1957
    A Farewell to Arms

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1957
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    TV show Self

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  1. 1956
    The Iron Petticoat

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1956
    Trapeze

    Movie Writer

  3. 1956
    Miracle in the Rain

    Movie Novel

  4. 1955
    The Man with the Golden Arm

    Movie Additional Writing

  5. 1955
    The Indian Fighter

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1954
    Ulysses

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1954
    Living It Up

    Movie Theatre Play

  8. 1953
    Indiscretion of an American Wife

    Movie Writer

  9. 1953
    Angel Face

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1952
    Monkey Business

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1952
    Actors and Sin

    Movie Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)

  12. 1951
    The Secret of Convict Lake

    Movie Additional Writing

  13. 1951
    The Thing from Another World

    Movie Writer

  14. 1950
    The Murder Club

    Movie Writer

  15. 1950
    September Affair

    Movie Writer

  16. 1950
    Edge of Doom

    Movie Writer

  17. 1950
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1950
    Miracle in the Rain

    Movie Author

  19. 1950
    The Pink Hussar

    Movie Director

  20. 1950
    Perfect Strangers

    Movie Theatre Play

  21. 1950
    Whirlpool

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1949
    Love Happy

    Movie Additional Writing

  23. 1949
    Roseanna McCoy

    Movie Writer

  24. 1949
    The Twentieth Century

    Movie Writer