The Ben Hecht Show Impolitic Observations from the Freest Thinker of 1950s Television |
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Author:
| Hecht, Ben |
Adapted by:
| Primack, Bret |
Foreword by:
| Wallace, Mike |
ISBN: | 978-0-89950-857-3 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1993 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $38.50 |
Book Description:
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On February 15, 1958, writer Ben Hecht (1893-1964), a flamboyant and caustic social critic, appeared on The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace and his producer, Ted Yates, agreed that Hecht's personality was provocative enough to be the basis of a television show. The Ben Hecht Show was born.For 22 weeks, Ben Hecht held forth on a variety of subjects, enraging some, engaging many. Here is a sample of Hecht's stories and essays from his short-lived television show. Entertaining, defiant,...
More DescriptionOn February 15, 1958, writer Ben Hecht (1893-1964), a flamboyant and caustic social critic, appeared on The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace and his producer, Ted Yates, agreed that Hecht's personality was provocative enough to be the basis of a television show. The Ben Hecht Show was born.For 22 weeks, Ben Hecht held forth on a variety of subjects, enraging some, engaging many. Here is a sample of Hecht's stories and essays from his short-lived television show. Entertaining, defiant, realistic, and iconoclastic, these are the impolitic thoughts of a man who tried to awaken the public from the optical opiate of 1950s television.