Reminiscences of Ben Hecht : oral history, 1959.

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Reminiscences of Ben Hecht : oral history, 1959.

Commentary on the Hollywood community and movie making; critical views of work of producers, directors, writers, cameramen and actors; work on "Scarface," "Gone with the Wind"; discussion of mores of Hollywood film industry; critical views of the viewing public.

Transcript: 64 leaves.

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The Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe was a Jewish activist group led by Peter H. Bergson and Ben Hecht, among others; founded in 1943, the group publicized the extermination of the Jewish people ongoing under Nazi reign in Europe and pressured the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt to take measures to save Jewish refugees. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943, 1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldC...