Definition of Ben hecht

1. Noun. United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946).

Exact synonyms: Hecht
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

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Literary usage of Ben hecht

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1917)
"We are reproducing in this issue a setting designed by J. Blanding Sloan for the Players Workshop summer production of "Brown," a play by ben hecht. ..."

2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"LILY OF THE VALLEY (8 performances) A drama in three acts by ben hecht. ... Staged by ben hecht; setting and lighting by Harry Horner. ..."

3. Contemporary American Literature: Bibliographies and Study Outlines by John Matthews Manly, Edith Rickert (1922)
"(With ben hecht, qv) The Wonder Hat; a Harlequinade in One Act. 1920. (With Ben Hecht, qv) Robert Grant—novelist. Born at Boston, 1852. ..."

4. American Character by Brander Matthews (1906)
"ben hecht is really the dominating personality—"a combination of street urchin and sceptical intellectual with some of the elements of the acrobat and ..."

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