Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

(1894–1964) screenwriter United States

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Ben Hecht (1894–1964) was a United States screenwriter.

About Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A 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, including six Academy Award nominations and two wins.

Notable works:

1001 [i.e. A thousand and one] afternoons in Chicago

Awards:

Academy Award for Best Story|Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement|New York Film Critics Circle Awards|Locarno International Film Festival Awards

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