Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z by birthday from the calendar. Credits and feedback BEN HECHT (1893-1964) American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, novelist, the Shakespeare of Hollywood , who received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films. As a prolific ...