Hitchcock Chronology: Ben Hecht
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Ben Hecht...
1944
March
- 2nd - Hitchcock flies back to America, having completed Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache in England. He cables David O. Selznick from the Saint Regis Hotel to say he'd like to write the script for Spellbound with Ben Hecht.[1][2] Hitch had been scheduled to sail back to America from Greenock, Scotland aboard the RMS Aquitania which was due to depart on the 2nd.[3]
April
- By the end of April, Ben Hecht and Hitchcock have completed the script for Spellbound.[4]
May
- Ben Hecht and Hitchcock arrive back in Hollywood and begin meetings with David O. Selznick to discuss Spellbound.[5]
August
December
- Hitchcock and Ben Hecht continue working on Notorious.[7]
- 26th - Hitchcock and Ben Hecht arrive in Washington and spend the evening "roughing out a script" for Watchtower Over Tomorrow.[8][9]
1946
December
- In early December, David O. Selznick and Hitchcock work for two weeks with Ben Hecht on finishing The Paradine Case screenplay.[10]
- 24th - Ben Hecht's Christmas radio play Miracle of a Bum is broadcast during the evening on the ABC network. According to several contemporary sources, Hitchcock directed and provided a narration.[11]
1964
April
- 18th - Screenwriter Ben Hecht, who worked with Hitchcock on Foreign Correspondent, Lifeboat, Spellbound, Notorious, The Paradine Case, Rope and Strangers on a Train, dies aged 70.
References
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 348
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 283
- ↑ Hitchcock is listed on the Aquitania passenger list, along with a handwritten note "R.A.F. allied forces under orders". The dangers of Atlantic travel meant that both Sidney Bernstein and Alma Reville were listed as people to be contacted in the event of Hitch's death if the Aquitania was sunk.
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 273
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 356
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 367.
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 367.
- ↑ Hitchcock Annual (1996) - The unknown Hitchcock: Watchtower over Tomorrow
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 368.
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 297
- ↑ For example, Radio Daily (18/Dec/1946) reported "From 9:30 to 10 p.m., network will air Ben Hecht's play 'Miracle of a Bum' which will feature the author and be narrated by Alfred Hitchcock." Other sources include the radio listings in the Anniston Star (24/Dec/1946).
