Ben Hecht (; February 28, 1894. – April 18, 1964) 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.
Ben Hecht (; February 28 1894 – April 18 1964) 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