The Front Page

play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
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The Front Page

Summary

The Front Page is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Front Page authored Ben Hecht[3].
  • The Front Page authored Charles MacArthur[4].
  • The Front Page's image is recorded as The Front Page (1928) Second Edition.jpg[5].
  • The Front Page's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Front Page's genre is recorded as comedy[7].
  • The Front Page's Commons category is recorded as The Front Page (play)[8].
  • The Front Page's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Front Page's publication date is recorded as +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Front Page's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gkp6[11].
  • The Front Page's Open Library ID is recorded as OL10417799W[12].
  • The Front Page's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1054619[13].
  • The Front Page's Internet Broadway Database show ID is recorded as 3740[14].
  • The Front Page's Theatricalia play ID is recorded as 4t7[15].
  • The Front Page's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Front-Page-play-by-Hecht-and-MacArthur[16].
  • The Front Page's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Front Page'}[17].
  • The Front Page's public domain date is recorded as +2024-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Front Page's location of first performance is recorded as Times Square Theater[19].
  • The Front Page's form of creative work is recorded as play[20].
  • The Front Page's Encyclopedia.com ID is recorded as arts/educational-magazines/front-page[21].
  • The Front Page's IDU play ID is recorded as 6608[22].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Ben Hecht[3], a screenwriter[23], 1894–1964[24], of United States[25], awarded the Academy Award for Best Story[26] and Charles MacArthur[4], a screenwriter[27], 1895–1956[28], of United States[29], awarded the Academy Award for Best Story[30].

Why It Matters

The Front Page ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . web.law.duke.edu. Retrieved . web.law.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . web.law.duke.edu. Retrieved . web.law.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual Study of Theatre Institute. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Front Page. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page-q3770524
MLA “The Front Page.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page-q3770524.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-front-page-q3770524_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Front Page}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-front-page-q3770524}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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