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Ben Hecht (1894-1964)

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
February 28, 1894

Died:
April 18, 1964

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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.

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West

Additional Writing:
1933  Queen Christina
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1946  Gilda
1948  Rope
1949  Love Happy
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Dialogue:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1933  Queen Christina
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1946  Gilda
1948  Rope
1949  Love Happy
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Director:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1933  Queen Christina
1934  Crime Without Passion
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Novel:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1933  Queen Christina
1934  Crime Without Passion
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1986  I Hate Actors

Original Film Writer:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1933  Queen Christina
1934  Crime Without Passion
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1995  Kiss of Death

Producer:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1933  Queen Christina
1934  Crime Without Passion
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  The Hurricane
1939  Stagecoach
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1942  China Girl
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1995  Kiss of Death

Screenplay:
1931  The Unholy Garden
1932  Scarface
1933  Design for Living
1933  Queen Christina
1933  Topaze
1933  Turn Back the Clock
1934  Crime Without Passion
1934  Twentieth Century
1934  Viva Villa!
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  Nothing Sacred
1937  The Hurricane
1938  The Goldwyn Follies
1939  It's a Wonderful World
1939  Lady of the Tropics
1939  Let Freedom Ring
1939  Stagecoach
1939  Wuthering Heights
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Comrade X
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1941  Lydia
1942  China Girl
1942  The Black Swan
1945  Spellbound
1945  Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1947  Kiss of Death
1947  Ride the Pink Horse
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1948  The Miracle of the Bells
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1950  Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950  Whirlpool
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1952  Monkey Business
1954  Ulysses
1955  The Indian Fighter
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1956  The Iron Petticoat
1957  A Farewell to Arms
1957  Legend of the Lost
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1960  North to Alaska
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964  Circus World
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1995  Kiss of Death

Story:
1927  Underworld
1928  The Big Noise
1929  The Great Gabbo
1929  The Unholy Night
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1930  The Green Specter
1931  The Unholy Garden
1932  Scarface
1933  Design for Living
1933  Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933  Queen Christina
1933  Topaze
1933  Turn Back the Clock
1934  Crime Without Passion
1934  Twentieth Century
1934  Upperworld
1934  Viva Villa!
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  Nothing Sacred
1937  The Hurricane
1938  The Goldwyn Follies
1939  Gunga Din
1939  It's a Wonderful World
1939  Lady of the Tropics
1939  Let Freedom Ring
1939  Stagecoach
1939  Wuthering Heights
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Comrade X
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1941  Lydia
1942  China Girl
1942  The Black Swan
1945  Spellbound
1945  Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1947  Kiss of Death
1947  Ride the Pink Horse
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1948  The Miracle of the Bells
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1950  Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950  Whirlpool
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1952  Monkey Business
1954  Ulysses
1955  The Indian Fighter
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1956  The Iron Petticoat
1957  A Farewell to Arms
1957  Legend of the Lost
1958  Queen of Outer Space
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1960  North to Alaska
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964  Circus World
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1995  Kiss of Death

Theatre Play:
1927  Underworld
1928  The Big Noise
1929  The Great Gabbo
1929  The Unholy Night
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1930  The Green Specter
1931  The Unholy Garden
1932  Scarface
1933  Design for Living
1933  Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933  Queen Christina
1933  Topaze
1933  Turn Back the Clock
1934  Crime Without Passion
1934  Shoot the Works
1934  Twentieth Century
1934  Upperworld
1934  Viva Villa!
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  Spring Tonic
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  Nothing Sacred
1937  The Hurricane
1938  The Goldwyn Follies
1939  Gunga Din
1939  It's a Wonderful World
1939  Lady of the Tropics
1939  Let Freedom Ring
1939  Some Like It Hot
1939  Stagecoach
1939  Wuthering Heights
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Comrade X
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1941  Lydia
1942  China Girl
1942  The Black Swan
1945  Spellbound
1945  Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1946  Gilda
1946  Specter of the Rose
1947  Kiss of Death
1947  Ride the Pink Horse
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1948  The Miracle of the Bells
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  The Inspector General
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  Perfect Strangers
1950  The Pink Hussar
1950  Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950  Whirlpool
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1952  Monkey Business
1954  Living It Up
1954  Ulysses
1955  The Indian Fighter
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1956  The Iron Petticoat
1957  A Farewell to Arms
1957  Legend of the Lost
1958  Queen of Outer Space
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1960  North to Alaska
1962  Billy Rose's Jumbo
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964  Circus World
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1974  The Front Page
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1995  Kiss of Death

Writer:
1926  The New Klondike
1927  Underworld
1928  The Big Noise
1929  The Great Gabbo
1929  The Unholy Night
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1930  Street of Chance
1930  The Green Specter
1931  Homicide Squad
1931  Quick Millions
1931  The Front Page
1931  The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931  The Unholy Garden
1932  Back Street
1932  Million Dollar Legs
1932  Rasputin and the Empress
1932  Scarface
1932  The Beast of the City
1933  Design for Living
1933  Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933  Queen Christina
1933  Topaze
1933  Turn Back the Clock
1934  Crime Without Passion
1934  Riptide
1934  Shoot the Works
1934  The President Vanishes
1934  Twentieth Century
1934  Upperworld
1934  Viva Villa!
1935  Barbary Coast
1935  Once in a Blue Moon
1935  Spring Tonic
1935  The Florentine Dagger
1935  The Scoundrel
1936  Soak the Rich
1937  A Star Is Born
1937  King of Gamblers
1937  Nothing Sacred
1937  The Hurricane
1937  The Prisoner of Zenda
1937  Woman Chases Man
1938  Angels with Dirty Faces
1938  The Goldwyn Follies
1939  Eternally Yours
1939  Gunga Din
1939  It's a Wonderful World
1939  Lady of the Tropics
1939  Let Freedom Ring
1939  Some Like It Hot
1939  Stagecoach
1939  Wuthering Heights
1940  Angels Over Broadway
1940  Comrade X
1940  Foreign Correspondent
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  I Take This Woman
1940  The Shop Around the Corner
1941  Lydia
1941  Second Chorus
1942  China Girl
1942  Tales of Manhattan
1942  Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942  The Black Swan
1944  Lifeboat
1945  Cornered
1945  Spellbound
1945  The Front Page
1945  Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1946  Duel in the Sun
1946  Gilda
1946  Notorious
1946  Specter of the Rose
1947  Her Husband's Affairs
1947  Kiss of Death
1947  Ride the Pink Horse
1948  Portrait of Jennie
1948  Rope
1948  The Front Page
1948  The Miracle of the Bells
1949  Big Jack
1949  Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949  Love Happy
1949  Miracle in the Rain
1949  Roseanna McCoy
1949  The Inspector General
1949  The Twentieth Century
1949  We Were Strangers
1950  Edge of Doom
1950  Perfect Strangers
1950  September Affair
1950  The Front Page
1950  The Murder Club
1950  The Pink Hussar
1950  Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950  Whirlpool
1951  The Secret of Convict Lake
1952  Actors and Sin
1952  Monkey Business
1953  Indiscretion of an American Wife
1954  Living It Up
1954  Ulysses
1955  The Indian Fighter
1955  The Man with the Golden Arm
1956  Miracle in the Rain
1956  The Iron Petticoat
1956  Trapeze
1957  A Farewell to Arms
1957  Legend of the Lost
1958  Queen of Outer Space
1958  The Fiend Who Walked The West
1960  North to Alaska
1962  Billy Rose's Jumbo
1964  7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964  Circus World
1969  Gaily, Gaily
1974  The Front Page
1983  Scarface
1986  I Hate Actors
1988  Switching Channels
1995  Kiss of Death

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