Biography
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 β 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.
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Filmography
all 141
Movies 140
Writer 125
Director 10
Screenplay 5
TV Shows 1
self 1
Writer
Kiss of Death (1995)
Movie
6
Writer
Notorious (1992)
Movie
Writer
Switching Channels (1988)
Movie
6
Writer
I Hate Actors (1986)
Movie
Writer
Scarface (1983)
Movie
6.57
Writer
The Front Page (1974)
Movie
1
Writer
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Movie
Writer
Circus World (1964)
Movie
Writer
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Movie
Writer
Reporter (1963)
Movie
Writer
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Movie
Writer
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Movie
Screenplay
North to Alaska (1960)
Movie
Writer
John Paul Jones (1959)
Movie
Writer
Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Gun Runners (1958)
Movie
Writer
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Movie
Writer
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Movie
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
TV
Writer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Movie
Writer
Trapeze (1956)
Movie
Writer
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Movie
Writer
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Movie
Writer
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Movie
Writer
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Movie
Screenplay
Ulysses (1954)
Movie
Writer
Living It Up (1954)
Movie
Writer
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Movie
Writer
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Writer
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Movie
Writer
Monkey Business (1952)
Movie
1
Director
Actors and Sin (1952)
Movie
Writer
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Movie
Writer
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Movie
5.38
Writer
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Movie
5.5
Writer
The Murder Club (1950)
Movie
Writer
September Affair (1950)
Movie
Writer
Edge of Doom (1950)
Movie
Writer
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Movie
Writer
The Front Page (1950)
Movie
Writer
The Pink Hussar (1950)
Movie
Writer
Perfect Strangers (1950)
Movie
Writer
Whirlpool (1950)
Movie
Writer
The Inspector General (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Twentieth Century (1949)
Movie
Writer
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
Movie
Writer
Love Happy (1949)
Movie
Writer
We Were Strangers (1949)
Movie
6
Writer
Big Jack (1949)
Movie
Director / Writer
Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)
Movie
Director / Writer
Miracle in the Rain (1949)
Movie
Writer
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Movie
6
Director / Writer
The Front Page (1948)
Movie
Writer
Cry of the City (1948)
Movie
Writer
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Movie
6
Writer
Rope (1948)
Movie
4.75
Writer
The Paradine Case (1947)
Movie
Writer
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
Movie
Writer
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Movie
Writer
Kiss of Death (1947)
Movie
Writer
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Movie
Writer
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Notorious (1946)
Movie
2.25
Director
Specter of the Rose (1946)
Movie
6
Writer
Gilda (1946)
Movie
6
Writer
Cornered (1945)
Movie
Writer
The Front Page (1945)
Movie
Writer
Spellbound (1945)
Movie
5.76
Writer
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
Movie
Writer
Lifeboat (1944)
Movie
1
Writer
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Writer
Journey into Fear (1943)
Movie
Writer
China Girl (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Black Swan (1942)
Movie
Writer
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Movie
Writer
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Writer
Roxie Hart (1942)
Movie
Writer
Lydia (1941)
Movie
Writer
Second Chorus (1941)
Movie
Writer
Comrade X (1940)
Movie
Director
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Movie
Writer
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Movie
4
Writer
I Take This Woman (1940)
Movie
Screenplay / Theatre Play
His Girl Friday (1940)
Movie
5.72
Writer
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Movie
2.25
Writer
Eternally Yours (1939)
Movie
Writer
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Movie
Writer
Some Like It Hot (1939)
Movie
Screenplay / Story
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Movie
Writer
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Movie
6
Writer
Stagecoach (1939)
Movie
4.33
Writer
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
Movie
Writer
Gunga Din (1939)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Movie
4.4
Writer
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Movie
Screenplay
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Hurricane (1937)
Movie
Writer
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Movie
Writer
Woman Chases Man (1937)
Movie
Writer
A Star Is Born (1937)
Movie
Writer
King of Gamblers (1937)
Movie
Director
Soak the Rich (1936)
Movie
Writer
Barbary Coast (1935)
Movie
Writer
Spring Tonic (1935)
Movie
Director
Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
Movie
Director
The Scoundrel (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
Movie
Writer
The President Vanishes (1934)
Movie
Director
Crime Without Passion (1934)
Movie
Writer
Shoot the Works (1934)
Movie
Writer
Twentieth Century (1934)
Movie
Writer
Viva Villa! (1934)
Movie
Writer
Upperworld (1934)
Movie
Writer
Riptide (1934)
Movie
Writer
Design for Living (1933)
Movie
Writer / Additional Writing
Queen Christina (1933)
Movie
6
Writer
Turn Back the Clock (1933)
Movie
Writer
Topaze (1933)
Movie
Writer
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Movie
Writer
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Movie
Writer
Back Street (1932)
Movie
Writer
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
Movie
Writer
Runt Page (1932)
Movie
Writer
Scarface (1932)
Movie
4.5
Writer
The Beast of the City (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Unholy Garden (1931)
Movie
Writer
Homicide Squad (1931)
Movie
Writer
Quick Millions (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Front Page (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Green Specter (1930)
Movie
Writer
Roadhouse Nights (1930)
Movie
Writer
Street of Chance (1930)
Movie
Writer
The Unholy Night (1929)
Movie
Writer
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Movie
Writer
The Big Noise (1928)
Movie
Writer
Underworld (1927)
Movie
Writer
The New Klondike (1926)
Movie
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1894-02-28
Deathday1964-04-18 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsLaurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, Academy Award for Best Story
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