The Ben Hecht Show: Impolitic Observations from the Freest Thinker of 1950s Television

by Ben Hecht

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...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089950857X
• ISBN13: 9780899508573
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.