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Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
February 28, 1894
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Ben Hecht
Biography
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – 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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Actors and Sin | Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice) |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Man in Night Court (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Scoundrel | Flop House Bum |
| 1934 | Crime Without Passion | Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |