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Harold Hecht

American producer, choreographer and talent agent (1907–1985)
Person human Q323445

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
June 1, 1907
Date of death
May 26, 1985, May 25, 1985[10]
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
film producer, stage actor, choreographer, talent agent, literary agent, theatrical director, film director, theatrical producer, producer, manufacturer[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
American Laboratory Theatre[18]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[21]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Picture, Palme d'Or[19][20]
Cause of death
cancer, Pancreatic cancer[23][24]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Picture, Tony Award for Best Play[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[36]
Family name
Hecht[25]
Filmography
Harold Hecht filmography[29]
Given name
Harold, Adolph[26][27]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive[35]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[34]
P14750
B54F-521D-6D91-5E0D-A0FA[37]
Place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[11]
Start of work period
1923[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harold Adolphe Hecht en Harold Adolph Hecht en Harold Hecht ar هارولد هيكت da Harold Adolph Hecht de Harold Adolph Hecht en-gb Harold Adolph Hecht es Harold Adolph Hecht fa Harold Adolph Hecht fa هارولد هکت fr Harold Adolph Hecht he Harold Adolph Hecht he הרולד הצ'ט hu Harold Adolph Hecht it Harold Adolph Hecht ja Harold Adolph Hecht ja ハロルド・ヘクト ko 해럴드 헥트 ko 해럴드 에이돌프 헥트 nl Harold Adolph Hecht
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000071020974
VIAF cluster ID
31598767
Library of Congress authority ID
no97023382
GND ID
139329587
ACMI ID
creators/25279
AMPAS collections person ID
20540
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1192
Allcinema person ID
2519
American Film Institute person ID
65947
Awards & Winners artist ID
0813l2
BFI Films, TV and people ID
4ce2b9f890bef
BIBSYS ID
15018898
Show all 41 identifiers +29
CINE21 person ID
38619
Danish National Filmography person ID
126364
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Harold-Hecht
FAST ID
390208
Fandango person ID
286153
Film.ru person ID
harold-heht
Find a Grave memorial ID
5507
Freebase ID
/m/0813l2
George Eastman Museum people ID
102273
IMDb ID
nm0372959
IdRef ID
07331014X
Internet Broadway Database person ID
44728
Kinobox person ID
867039
Movie Walker Press person ID
3369
MusicBrainz artist ID
30949259-6516-47e4-8eeb-7401102e8e8a
NLA Trove people ID
1447059
NLP ID
a0000001254118
NUKAT ID
n2016054741
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007321145205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810555765105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1297908
Prabook ID
1094412
Related category
Category:Films produced by Harold Hecht
SNAC ARK ID
w6gb3t4g
Sinemalar person ID
66752
TMDB person ID
13780
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/33b026a6-7595-44ef-8df1-e16a6fa0931f
ČSFD person ID
251574

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🔗 Connections
← Producer 18
Marty, Cat Ballou, Separate Tables, Birdman of Alcatraz, Taras Bulba, The Way West, The Flame and the Arrow, Run Silent, Run Deep +10 more
Occupation 9
film director, film producer, theatrical director, literary agent, talent agent, producer, choreographer, stage actor +1 more
Mb:label founder 4
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music, Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music
Mb:owner 4
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music, Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music
Nominated for 3
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Picture, Tony Award for Best Play
Award received 2
Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Picture
Given name 2
Harold, Adolph
← Executive producer 2
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, The Devil's Disciple
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Hecht
Films directed 1
Apache
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Owned entities 1
The Eternal Feminine
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of burial 1
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Beverly Hills
Related category 1
Category:Films produced by Harold Hecht
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films produced by Harold Hecht
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Summary

Harold Hecht was born on June 1, 1907[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on May 26, 1985[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. He worked as a film producer[5], stage actor[6], choreographer[7], talent agent[8], and literary agent[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[38]

  • Country: US[39]

  • Began / founded: 1907-06-01[40]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-05-26[41]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 30949259-6516-47e4-8eeb-7401102e8e8a[42]

FAQs

Where was Harold Hecht born?

Harold Hecht's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

Where did Harold Hecht die?

Harold Hecht passed away in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Harold Hecht do for work?

Harold Hecht worked as a film producer[5], stage actor[6], choreographer[7], talent agent[8], and literary agent[9].

Where did Harold Hecht go to school?

Harold Hecht was educated at American Laboratory Theatre[18].

What awards did Harold Hecht receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[19] and Palme d'Or[20].

Related Entities

Marty United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 2519
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  2. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 66752
    P14750 → B54F-521D-6D91-5E0D-A0FA
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  3. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 38619
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → American Laboratory Theatre
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Picture, Tony Award for Best Play
    Place of birth → Manhattan
    Manner of death → natural causes
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