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Ben Hecht (1893 - 1964) |
| Ben Hecht was the author of 35 books and wrote for 70 films (Twentieth Century, Some Like It Hot, Notorious, His Girl Friday, etc.). He worked as a Chicago reporter and collected his periodical stories into his breakthrough book 1001 Afternoons In Chicago. |
"An Iowa Humoresque" by Ben Hecht, from 1001 Afternoons In Chicago 1922
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List of Works
The Egoist
The Hand of Shiva
Fantazius Mallare
101 Afternoons in Chicago
The Unlovely Sin and Other Stories of Desire's Pawns
Jazz and Other Stories of Young Love
Underworld
Man Eating Tiger
A Jew In Love
Scarface
Topaze
Hallalujah, I'm A Bum!
Crime Without Passion
The Scoundrel
Actor's Blood
(not a complete list) |
"Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away."
"I have written a raucous valentine to a poet's dream and agony."
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