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

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, realistic, and iconoclastic, these are the impolitic thoughts of a man who tried to awaken the public from the "optical opiate" of 1950s television.Read More

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  • 089950857X
  • 9780899508573
  • Ben Hecht
  • 28 October 1993
  • McFarland & Co Inc
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 231
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