Ben Hecht 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 p
Killing Kasztner
…given to the Hungarian Holocaust. This information was not available to Judge Benjamin Halevi during the original trial in Israel; not available to Ben Hecht, author of Perfidy (book); not available to the world then. The film was well received by critics. Amy Biancolli of the Houston Chronicle said, "Killing…
Hecht in 1945
Hecht in 1919
Caricature of Ben Hecht in 1923, drawn by fellow Chicago reporter (and later screenwriter) Gene Markey
New York City opening of A Flag is Born at the Alvin Playhouse