The Resource Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures, Adina Hoffman
Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures, Adina Hoffman
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The item Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures, Adina Hoffman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- 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 playwright, taboo-busting novelist, and the most quick-witted of provocateurs. During World War II, he also emerged as an outspoken crusader for the imperiled Jews of Europe, and later he became a fierce propagandist for pre-1948 Palestine's Jewish terrorist underground. Whatever the outrage he stirred, this self-declared 'child of the century' came to embody much that defined America--especially Jewish America--in his time. Hecht's fame has dimmed with the decades, but Adina Hoffman's vivid portrait brings this charismatic and contradictory figure back to life on the page. Hecht was a renaissance man of dazzling sorts, and Hoffman--critically acclaimed biographer, former film critic, and eloquent commentator on Middle Eastern culture and politics--is uniquely suited to capture him in all his modes"--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780300180428
- Label
- Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures
- Title
- Ben Hecht
- Title remainder
- fighting words, moving pictures
- Statement of responsibility
- Adina Hoffman
- Title variation
- Fighting words, moving pictures
- Language
- eng
- 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 playwright, taboo-busting novelist, and the most quick-witted of provocateurs. During World War II, he also emerged as an outspoken crusader for the imperiled Jews of Europe, and later he became a fierce propagandist for pre-1948 Palestine's Jewish terrorist underground. Whatever the outrage he stirred, this self-declared 'child of the century' came to embody much that defined America--especially Jewish America--in his time. Hecht's fame has dimmed with the decades, but Adina Hoffman's vivid portrait brings this charismatic and contradictory figure back to life on the page. Hecht was a renaissance man of dazzling sorts, and Hoffman--critically acclaimed biographer, former film critic, and eloquent commentator on Middle Eastern culture and politics--is uniquely suited to capture him in all his modes"--Jacket
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CNB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hoffman, Adina
- Dewey number
- 812/.52
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hecht, Ben
- Screenwriters
- Jewish authors
- Authors, American
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures, Adina Hoffman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 000065169970
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300180428
- Isbn Type
- (hardback : acid-free paper)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1083340454
- Label
- Ben Hecht : fighting words, moving pictures, Adina Hoffman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 000065169970
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- x, 245 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300180428
- Isbn Type
- (hardback : acid-free paper)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1083340454
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