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Ben Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood", he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films and as a prolific storyteller, authored thirty-five books and created some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. Film historian Richard Corliss called him "the Hollywood screenwriter", someone who "personified Hollywood itself. " The Dictionary of Literary Biography - American Screenwriters calls him "one of the most successful screenwriters in the history of motion pictures. " Born in Brooklyn, his family moved to Wisconsin. At the age of 16, Hecht ran away to Chicago, where in his own words he "haunted streets, whorehouses, police stations, courtrooms, theater stages, jails, saloons, slums, madhouses, fires, murders, riots, banquet halls, and bookshops" and "tasted more than any fit belly could hold"
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Ben Hecht
Born 1894-02-28 (128 years ago) in New York City. Dead 1964-04-18 (70 years).
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Writers Guild of America Award - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | 1981 |
| Academy Award for Best Story (The Scoundrel) | 1935 |
| Academy Award for Best Story (Underworld) | 1928 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Notorious) | 1946 |
| Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Angels Over Broadway) | 1940 |
| Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay (Wuthering Heights) | 1939 |
| Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay (Wuthering Heights) | 1939 |
| Academy Award for Best Story (The Scoundrel) | 1935 |
| Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay (Viva Villa!) | 1934 |
| Academy Award for Best Story (Underworld) | 1928 |
| Name |
|---|
| Rose Caylor(Gifta: 1926–1964-04-18) |
| Marie Armstrong(Gifta: 1916-11–1926-02-27) |
Jenny Hecht, Edwina Armstrong
Sarah Swernofski, Joseph Hecht
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