Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures / Adina Hoffman.
Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures / Adina Hoffman.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2019/1897
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 245 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue : the man -- The root -- The news -- The world -- The times -- The screen -- The rogues -- The Jews -- The cry -- The flag -- The child -- Epilogue : the end.
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2019]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"He was, according to Pauline Kael, 'the greatest American screenwriter.' Jean-Luc Godard called him 'a genius' who 'invented 80 percent of what is used in Hollywood movies today.' Besides tossing off dozens of now-classic scripts--including Scarface,Twentieth Century, and Notorious--Ben Hecht was known in his day as ace reporter, celebrated playwr...
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Full title
Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures / Adina Hoffman.
Portion of title
Fighting words, moving pictures
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Jewish lives
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1897
Record Identifier
74VKVBWXXw83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBWXXw83
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ISBN
030018042X hardcover
9780300180428 hardcover
DDC
812.52
MMS ID
991024240899102626
