Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

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2008-04-29

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.

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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

2008-04-29

Runtime

31

Director

George Lucas

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Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Lucasfilm Ltd.

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