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Birthplace:
New York, New York
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Former journalist and playwright ("The Front Page", "Twentieth Century") who entered films in 1927. Alone or in collaboration (often with Charles MacArthur), Hecht quickly turned out the witty, well-plotted scripts for some of Hollywood's most acclaimed films of the 1930s and 40s in every genre from screwball comedies to crime thrillers. His prolific (and highly-paid) output includes the cynical comedy classic "Nothing Sacred" (1937), the superb adaptation of Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" (1939), and Hitchcock's "Notorious" (1946), which has at its center one of filmdom's most compelling
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1974
Raised in Racine, Wisconsin; performed as a child prodigy violinist at age 10; became a circus acrobat at age 12
1909
Ran away to Chicago at age 16 where he began career as a cub reporter; wrote for the Chicago Journal and the Chicago Daily News
1919
Became a war correspondent in Germany and Russia for 75 newspapers
1923
Founded and edited the Chicago Literary Times
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