Ben Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films.
Ben Hecht
Active - 1926 - 1995 |
Birth - Feb 28, 1894 |
Death - Apr 18, 1964 |
Genres - Drama, Romance, Crime, Comedy, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Film Noir, Romantic Comedy, Musical, Western Film, Comedy Drama
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