Ben Hecht
Writing · Theatre Play · Screenplay · Writer
Born Feb 28, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1926–1964 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Story, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Locarno International Film Festival Awards
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist.
Filmography
Scarface (1983) — Original Film WriterRope (1948) — Additional WritingNotorious (1946) — WriterThe Shop Around the Corner (1940) — Additional WritingStagecoach (1939) — Additional WritingSpellbound (1945) — ScreenplayHis Girl Friday (1940) — Theatre Play · ScreenplayScarface (1932) — ScreenplayGilda (1946) — Additional WritingLifeboat (1944) — WriterAngels with Dirty Faces (1938) — WriterThe Thing from Another World (1951) — WriterThe Front Page (1974) — Theatre PlayForeign Correspondent (1940) — Additional WritingWuthering Heights (1939) — ScreenplayThe Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — Additional WritingA Star Is Born (1937) — WriterWhere the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — ScreenplayDesign for Living (1933) — ScreenplayMonkey Business (1952) — ScreenplayAngel Face (1953) — ScreenplayKiss of Death (1947) — ScreenplayUlysses (1954) — ScreenplayPortrait of Jennie (1948) — Writer