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Ben Hecht

Born on February 28, 1894 in New York, NY
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Hecht began writing for films in the late '20s, and over the next four decades worked on scripts for such notable directors as Lewis Milestone (Hallelujah, I'm a Bum), Ernst Lubitsch (Design for Living), Howard Hawks (Barbary Coast, Monkey ... Read Full Biography
Year Award Category Movie Result
1946 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay Notorious Nominated
1940 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay Angels over Broadway Nominated
1939 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay Wuthering Heights Nominated
1935 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Story The Scoundrel Won
1934 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Viva Villa Nominated


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