Word: hechts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Onetime Chicago Daily Newsman Ben (The Front Page) Hecht, 60, who as a self-proclaimed Child of the Century has sampled most of the century's boozy philosophies, hit Chicago again and tried out his old beat in Women's Court. Reported Byliner Hecht: "In the 30 years since my byline was visible in this newspaper . . . things have changed, including possibly the shape of the earth. But . . . she was still there . . . trying to defend her wicked ways . . . The officer had spotted her talking earnestly to a strange man on the street corner . . . With her run-over heels...
...Child of the Century, by Ben Hecht. A disorganized, windy, often fascinating look in the mirror by a softie who always made like a toughie (TIME, June...
...Apache (Hecht-Lancaster; United Artists) claims to follow in the bootsteps of High Noon and Shane, but it trips along the way. It stars Burt Lancaster in a fairly closeup view of the Indian brave, Massai, who refused to join Geronimo in a peace contract with the U.S. Army. The old chief and his warriors are shipped off to Florida reservations, but Massai escapes and decides to go it alone...
...Child of the Century, by Ben Hecht. A big, disorganized and frequently fascinating look in the mirror by a prolific softie who always made like a toughie (TIME, June...
...Child of the Century, by Ben Hecht...