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 127
Movies 126
Writer 91
Screenplay 11
Director 9
TV Shows 1
self 1
Original Film Writer

Kiss of Death (1995)
Movie
6
Writer

Notorious (1992)
Movie
Original Film Writer

Scarface (1983)
Movie
6.57
Writer

Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Movie
Writer

Circus World (1964)
Movie
Additional Writing

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Movie
Writer

Reporter (1963)
Movie
Screenplay

North to Alaska (1960)
Movie
Writer

Trapeze (1956)
Movie
Additional Writing

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Movie
Screenplay

Ulysses (1954)
Movie
Writer

Living It Up (1954)
Movie
Screenplay

Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Director

Actors and Sin (1952)
Movie
Additional Writing

The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Movie
Writer

Edge of Doom (1950)
Movie
Screenplay

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Movie
Screenplay

Whirlpool (1950)
Movie
Additional Writing

The Inspector General (1949)
Movie
Additional Writing

Love Happy (1949)
Movie
Additional Writing

We Were Strangers (1949)
Movie
6
Writer

Big Jack (1949)
Movie
Director / Writer

Miracle in the Rain (1949)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Front Page (1948)
Movie
Additional Writing

Rope (1948)
Movie
4.75
Director

Specter of the Rose (1946)
Movie
6
Additional Writing

Gilda (1946)
Movie
6
Writer

Cornered (1945)
Movie
Screenplay

Spellbound (1945)
Movie
5.76
Writer

Lifeboat (1944)
Movie
1
Writer

China Girl (1942)
Movie
Screenplay

The Black Swan (1942)
Movie
Writer

Lydia (1941)
Movie
Writer

Comrade X (1940)
Movie
Director

Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Movie
Additional Writing

Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Movie
4
Theatre Play / Screenplay

His Girl Friday (1940)
Movie
5.72
Additional Writing

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Movie
2.25
Additional Writing

Stagecoach (1939)
Movie
4.33
Screenplay

Nothing Sacred (1937)
Movie
Additional Writing

The Hurricane (1937)
Movie
Director

Soak the Rich (1936)
Movie
Writer

Spring Tonic (1935)
Movie
Director

Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
Movie
Director

The Scoundrel (1935)
Movie
Writer

Upperworld (1934)
Movie
Writer

Viva Villa! (1934)
Movie
Writer

Riptide (1934)
Movie
Screenplay

Design for Living (1933)
Movie
Additional Writing / Writer

Queen Christina (1933)
Movie
6
Writer

Topaze (1933)
Movie
Writer

Back Street (1932)
Movie
Screenplay

Scarface (1932)
Movie
4.5
Writer

Underworld (1927)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1894-02-28
Deathday1964-04-18 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsLocarno International Film Festival Awards, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, Academy Award for Best Story
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