Ben Hecht
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Born in New York City to Belarusian-Jewish immigrants and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, Hecht left high school in 1910 to pursue journalism in Chicago, where he quickly became a full-time reporter and later a war correspondent in Berlin. His literary output spanned thirty-five books and roughly seventy screenplays, earning six Academy Award nominations and two wins, the first for Best Story with Un…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for
Filmography
Also behind the camera
The films and series they directed.