Ben Hecht

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essayist film producer human journalist memoirist novelist playwright screenwriter

Ben Hecht was a prolific American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist renowned for his sharp dialogue and influential work on classic Hollywood films such as "Scarface" and "Notorious."

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The Front Page ⓘ
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Angels Over Broadway ⓘ
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His Girl Friday ⓘ
Lifeboat ⓘ
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Notorious ⓘ
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Wuthering Heights ⓘ
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screenplay for Scarface (1932 film) ⓘ

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Gunga Din → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Viva Villa! → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Wuthering Heights (1939 film) → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Black Swan → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Spellbound (1945 film) → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Monkey Business → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival) → basedOnWorkBy → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Spellbound → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Manhattan Melodrama → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
His Girl Friday → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
His Girl Friday → basedOnPlayBy → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Notorious → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Scarface (1932 film) → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Little Review → hasContributor → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Front Page → author → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Front Page → writer → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Ben Hecht → name → Ben Hecht self-link ⓘ
Charles MacArthur → coAuthor → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Charles MacArthur → notableCollaboration → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
8th Academy Awards → bestStoryWinnerRecipient → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Nothing Sacred → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Duel in the Sun → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
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Chicago Daily News → notableJournalist → Ben Hecht ⓘ
The Bridges at Toko-Ri → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Walter Burns → createdBy → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Lifeboat → screenwriter → Ben Hecht ⓘ
Hildy Johnson → createdBy → Ben Hecht ⓘ
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