Ben Hecht
| First Name | Ben |
| Last Name | Hecht |
| Full Name at Birth | Ben Hecht |
| Age | 70 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | February 28, 1894 |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York, |
| Date of Death | April 18, 1964 |
| Location of Death | New York City, New York, |
| Cause of Death | Heart attack |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Director |
| Other Family Members | Edwina Armstrong (daughter)Jenny Hecht (daughter) |
| Friends | Mickey Cohen, Orson Welles, Billy Rose, Moss Hart, Howard Hughes, Charles MacArthur, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Brian De Palma, Jed Harris, Frank Capra |
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood", he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films and as a prolific storyteller, authored 35 books and created some of the most entertaining screenplays or plays in America. According to film historian Richard Corliss, he was "the" Hollywood screenwriter, someone who "personified Hollywood itself." The Dictionary of Literary Biography - American Screenwriters, calls him "one of the most successful screenwriters in the history of motion pictures."
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Filmography
Selected Ben Hecht film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
Director Credits
1936
Soak the Rich
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Producer Credits
1954
Light's Diamond Jubilee
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1937
King of Gamblers
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1936
Soak the Rich
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1935
Spring Tonic
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1934
The President Vanishes
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1934
Shoot the Works
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1933
Topaze
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1931
Homicide Squad
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1930
Roadhouse Nights
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Thanks Credits
Writer Credits
1939
Some Like It Hot
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1932
Million Dollar Legs
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1929
The Unholy Night
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