Ben Hecht

See also: Hecht

Ben Hecht , born the February 28th 1893 with New York and dead the April 18th 1964 with New York is a Scénariste and American writer . It was one of most famous and prolific scenario writers of Hollywood.

Biography

Ben Hecht is wire of Jewish emigrants. Dice the 17 years age it writes news for the Chicago Journal and becomes one to defer criminal. It quickly made a success of a great career of journalist and in 1919 in Germany it is corresponding moreover 75 newspapers. At the beginning of the Années 1920 he becomes a novelist with success, and is located by Josef von Sternberg which entrusts the scenario of the to him Nuits of Chicago ( Underworld ), this film which inspired first films of gangsters speaking, as Scarface of which he was the scenario writer, made it possible Hecht to receive its first Oscar of the best scenario. This cynical forgery was one of the scenario writers of Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, Henry Hathaway or of Alfred Hitchcock and of dazzling His Girl Friday .

He is the author of the play The Front Page adapted to the screen by Billy Wilder in 1974

He is also known for his engagement Zionist and anti-holocaust.

Catalog of films

External bonds

  • Ben Hecht on IMDB

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