Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

2008
31min

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that talent to Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he crafted some of the classic Hollywood films.

Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

Storyline

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that talent to Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he crafted some of the classic Hollywood films.
    Released
    29 April 2008
    Runtime
    31min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Lucasfilm Ltd.
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