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 Hechts 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 Hechts 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.
- ISBN10 089950857X
- ISBN13 9780899508573
- Publish Date 1 July 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 April 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 232
- Language English