York University
York University at North York, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1959 as an affiliate of the Univ. of Toronto, became independent 1965. It has faculties of administrative studies, environmental studies, arts, education, pure and applied science, fine arts, and graduate studies and a school of law. There are research institutes in Canadian studies, Jewish studies, earth and space science, international and strategic studies, and Asia Pacific studies.
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Writer Ben Hecht: More a man never gave a city
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/1/1990; ; 700+ words
; Ben Hecht A Biography. By William MacAdams. Scribners. $22.50. Though Ben Hecht was born in New York City in 1893 and lived...Child of the Century reveals more about Ben Hecht than MacAdams ever does. The richly suggestive...
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The return of Ben Hecht; Artist's works enjoy revival.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...marks 40 years since the death of Ben Hecht, the playwright, Hollywood screenwriter...Gil Troy, "The Transformation of Ben Hecht from Literary Gadfly to Political...purchase a ship - named the S.S.Ben Hecht - to bring Holocaust survivors to...
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Morality Play: Ben Hecht forfeited a lucrative career to help the
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week; 6/9/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Week 06-09-1995 Morality Play: Ben Hecht forfeited a lucrative career to help...tells his story. The story of Ben Hecht was just too compelling for Bret...research resulted in a book, "The Ben Hecht Show" (McFarland and Co...
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From literary gadfly to Jewish activist: the political transformation of Ben Hecht.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; When Ben Hecht was six years old, he and his Tante...rhetorical umbrella. After years of neglect, Ben Hecht's reputation is enjoying a revival...with righteous fury." (3) "I think Ben Hecht's talent lay in his capacity to dramatize...
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Chicago Street to Be Named After Ben Hecht in Honor of His Holocaust Rescue Activities
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/24/2004; 448 words
; ...News Advisory: Sixty years after Ben Hecht used his powerful pen to alert Americans...designate part of West Walton Street "Ben Hecht Way," in recognition of Hecht...Council recently designated as "Ben Hecht Way" that portion of West Walton...
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S.S. Ben Hecht captain aided in Acco prisoner escape
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...officer's nephew. The S.S. Ben Hecht - the purchase and refurbishing of...financed by proceeds from playwright Ben Hecht's play A Flag is Born - was caught...photos of the voyage of the S.S. Ben Hecht in an online exhibit at www.wymaninstitute...
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Chicago names street after Ben Hecht for saving Jews
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 7/1/2004; ; 423 words
; ...Headline: Chicago names street after Ben Hecht for saving Jews Byline: HADAS KROITORU...prominent Chicago street has been renamed Ben Hecht Way, honoring the Hollywood screenwriter...event. "Newberry is proud to have Ben Hecht's name on the street in front of...
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Ben Hecht Led a Dozen Lives . . .
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/28/1993; ; 388 words
; ...Sharp-tongued, cigar-chomping Ben Hecht had a dozen dizzying lives as bohemian...for old Chicago. Fifty years ago, Hecht liked to drop in on Ralph Newman...lunchers cheek by jowl. Sometimes Hecht and Newman roamed the leftover Chicago...
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Chicago Street to be Named After Ben Hecht, Commemorating His Holocaust Rescue Activity
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/14/2004; 452 words
; ...Newswire/ -- Sixty years after Ben Hecht used his powerful pen to alert Americans...designate part of West Walton Street "Ben Hecht Way," in recognition of Hechts...Council recently designated as "Ben Hecht Way" that portion of West Walton...
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The S.S. Ben Hecht: a Jewish refugee ship that changed history.(ISRAEL AT SIXTY: REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTIONS: PART FOUR)
Magazine article from: Midstream; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Into this volatile mix leaped the irrepressible Ben Hecht. By the 1930s, Hecht was the most successful screenwriter in Hollywood...Century, and Gone With the Wind. As a young man, Hecht exhibited little interest in Jewish affairs, but...
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Ben Hecht
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ben Hecht A leading American journalist and playwright, Ben Hecht (1894-1964) became Hollywood's most...sought-after scriptwriter of his time. Ben Hecht was born on February 28, 1894, in New...
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Hecht, Ben
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Hecht, Ben (1894–1964), playwright. Born in New York and raised in Wisconsin, Hecht made unsuccessful attempts at becoming an acrobat...Improbable Life and Times of Charles MacArthur , Ben Hecht, 1957.
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MacArthur, Charles
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...x2014;began collaboration with Ben Hecht, on play The Front Page ; 1930...Fenton) Films as Cowriter with Ben Hecht: 1934 Twentieth Century (Hawks...Lulu Belle, New York, 1925. With Ben Hecht, The Front Page, New York, 1928...
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Lederer, Charles
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...x2014;began association with Ben Hecht, and collaborated with him over...such notable Hollywood writers as Ben Hecht, I.A.L. Diamond, George Oppenheimer, and Albert Hackett. It was Ben Hecht who first introduced Lederer to screenwriting...
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Notorious
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Alfred Hitchcock; screenplay: Ben Hecht, from a theme by Alfred Hitchcock...Fetherling, Doug, The Five Lives of Ben Hecht, Toronto, 1977. Taylor, John...1985. Martin, Jeffrey Brown, Ben Hecht, Hollywood Screenwriter, Ann Arbor...
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