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Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964


  • [Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was an American screenwriter, playwright, novelist, film director, and producer.]
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  • Variants

    • Hekhṭ, Ben, 1894-1964
    • העכט, בען, 1894-1964
    • הכט, בן, 1894-1964
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1894-02-28
    • Death Date

        1964-04-18
    • Descriptor

        Americans
    • Birth Place

        New York (N.Y.)
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Occupation

      Screenwriters

      (raam) Scriptwriters

      (itoamc) Dramatists

      (itoamc) Motion picture directors

      (itoamc) Motion picture producers

      (itoamc) Journalists

      (itoamc) Novelists

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  • Sources

    • found: Bodenheim. Minna and myself ... 1918.
    • found: Lieberman, C. Ben Hekhṭ, c1962:t.p. verso (Ben Hecht [in rom.])
    • found: Halliwell's filmgoer's & video viewer's companion, 11th ed.(Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964; American screenwriter and critic)
    • found: Internet movie database, Jan. 10, 2011(Ben Hecht; screenwriter, playwright, director, producer; b. Feb. 28, 1894 in New York, N.Y.; d. Apr. 18, 1964 in New York, N.Y.)
    • found: Wikipedia, Apr. 21, 2011(Ben Hecht (Feb. 28, 1894-Apr. 18, 1964); American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist; was a journalist in 1910s-1920s)
    • found: Internet Broadway database, Apr. 21, 2011(Ben Hecht; b. Feb 28, 1894, New York, NY; d. Apr 18, 1964, New York, NY)
    • found: American short-story writers, 1910-1945. First series, c1989(Ben Hecht (28 Feb. 1894-18 Apr. 1964))
    • found: American screenwriters, c1984(Ben Hecht (28 Feb. 1894-18 Apr. 1964))
    • found: Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976, c1978(Hecht, Ben, author and dramatist; b. New York City, 28 Feb. 1894; d. 18 Apr. 1964)
    • found: The complete index to literary sources in film, c1999:author index (Hecht, Ben (1892-1964))
    • found: International dict. of films and filmmakers, c1997:v. 4, p. 364 (Hecht, Ben; American writer, producer, and director; b. New York City, 28 Feb. 1893; d. 18 Apr. 1964)
    • found: The new encyc. Britannica, c2005(Hecht, Ben; b. Feb. 28, 1894, New York City, d. Apr. 18, 1964; U.S. novelist, playwright, and film writer)
  • LC Classification

    • PS3515.E18
  • General Notes

    • [Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was an American screenwriter, playwright, novelist, film director, and producer.]
  • Editorial Notes

    • [Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project.]
    • [Non-Latin script references not evaluated.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1981-11-09: new
    • 2018-11-21: revised
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