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Ben Hecht

BEN HECHT  (1894 - 1964)

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 Egotist, The         Flag Is Born, A         Front Page         Great Magoo, The         Hazel Flagg         Hero Of Santa Maria, The         Jumbo         Ladies And Gentlemen         Lily of the Valley         Seven Lively Arts         Swan Song         To Quito and Back         Twentieth Century

Egotist, The

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1st Produced:
39th Street Theatre, New York    25 Dec 1922

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Comedy

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Flag Is Born, A

Synopsis:
Two ailing and elderly Holocaust survivors pause at a cemetary to rest. One has visions of the past glories of Israel

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1st Produced:
Broadway Theatre, New York    05 Sep 1946

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Front Page

Synopsis:
Thrills and do-derring in the newsroom of a big-city newspaper

Notes:
written by Charles Hecht And Charles Macarthur

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Davis Poynter, London, 1975   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  17            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Great Magoo, The

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1st Produced:
Selwyn Theatre, New York    02 Dec 1932

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Genre:
Drama

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Hazel Flagg

Ben Hecht
Wallace Cook persuades his editor to invite small town girl Hazel Flagg to New York for a series of articles. Hazel is dying after being exposed to radium. Just before she sets off to New York she discovers she has been mis-diagnosed and is quite well. But she has always wanted to go to New York. In New York she is feted by everyone and becomes a celebrity

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Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bob Hilliard; book by Ben Hecht

1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York    11 Feb 1953

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Original cast recording: Sepia (1035) 1953

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Genre:
Musical

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Hero Of Santa Maria, The

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Written by Ben Hecht and Kenneth Goodman

1st Produced:
Comedy Theatre, New York    30 Aug 1916

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Drama

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Jumbo

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Music And lyrics by Richard Rodgers And Lorenz Hart; book by Ben Hecht And Charles Macarthur

1st Produced:
Hippodrome Theatre, New York    1935

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Genre:
Musical

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Ladies And Gentlemen

Synopsis:
Whilst on jury service two jurors fall in love.

Notes:
written with Charles Macarthur

1st Produced:
Martin Beck Theatre, New York    1939

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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  13            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Lily of the Valley

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1st Produced:
Windsor Theatre, New York    26 Jan 1942

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Genre:
Drama

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Seven Lively Arts

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Music And lyrics by Cole Porter; book by Ben Hecht; George S Kaufman

1st Produced:
Ziegfeld Theatre, New York    07 Dec 1944

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Genre:
Revue

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Swan Song

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Written by Charles Macarthur And Ben Hecht

1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York    1946

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  8            Other:  -

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To Quito and Back

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1st Produced:
Guild Theatre, New York    06 Oct 1937

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Genre:
Comedy

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Twentieth Century

Synopsis:
a big Broadway producer's career is in decline. He is on the Twentieth Century - a train that goes between New York and Chicago. also on board is the chorus girl he made a star who left for Hollywood. If he can persuade her to do his show he will be back on top

Notes:
Written by Charles Macarthur And Ben Hecht. Based on A play by Charles Bruce Miholland

1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theatre, New York    29 Dec 1932

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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  4            Other:  -

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