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Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1894 - 1964

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Hecht filmscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht2
Abstract

Collection of cinema scripts and associated material, both credited and uncredited to Ben Hecht. The range of material includes not only scripts (including draft, first, and final), but also such items as footage schedules, dialogue continuity, budget estimates, publicity memorabilia, trailer information, research, story treatments, and synopses.

Dates: 1933-1968

Ben Hecht papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and papers of novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Ben Hecht, and also papers of his wife Rose Caylor Hecht (novelist) and daughter Jenny Hecht (actress).

Dates: 1879-1983

Filtered By

  • Subject: Screenwriters -- United States X

Additional filters:

Subject
Artifacts 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Dramatists, American 1
Motion pictures -- Production and direction 1