Harold Hecht Net Worth & Bio/Wiki 2018: Facts Which You Must To Know!


Harold Hecht Net Worth

Harold Hecht Net Worth is
$2 Million

Harold Hecht Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Harold Hecht (June 1, 1907 – May 26, 1985), born in New York City, was an American film producer.Harold Hecht started his involvement with the New York stage at age 16. He appeared in numerous classical stage productions and later danced with the companies of the Metropolitan Opera and Martha Graham. Then in the 1930s he became a dance director on film productions.Harold Hecht is probably best remembered today for his association with the actor Burt Lancaster, whom he "discovered" on the New York stage and brought to Hollywood, and with whom he formed an independent film production company, breaking from the then-powerful studio system. Their companies were Norma Productions, the Hecht-Lancaster company and, later with the writer-producer James Hill, Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions.On his death, due to cancer, at his (Beverly Hills, California) home in 1985, six days prior to his 78th birthday, he was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.His children are Steven, Duffy, Alma Hecht with his first wife Gloria Buzzell and Harold, jr., Adam and Rebecca with Martine Milner. His eldest is an attorney, son Duffy is a producer/writer and Alma is a Landscape Designer. Harold Hecht, Jr. became a television producer. Adam Hecht mysteriously vanished on July 7, 1989 from Beverly Hills, California at age 24 and has never been found. The story of Adam Hecht's disappearance was aired on the American television series Unsolved Mysteries in 1990. His youngest is daughter Rebecca Hecht.

Date Of BirthJune 1, 1907
Died1985-05-26
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
ProfessionProducer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director
Star SignGemini
#Fact
1Aged 16, he became stage assistant to Richard Boleslawski at the American Laboratory Theatre. Subsequently worked as dancer with the Martha Graham Company, then signed as dance director for Busby Berkeley. Choreographed dance routines at RKO, Paramount, MGM and Universal. Worked on and off as a literary agent. In 1947, co-founded one of the first independent production companies with actor Burt Lancaster, Hecht-Lancaster productions. They were later joined by the producer James Hill and the company was renamed Hecht-Hill-Lancaster productions. It was dissolved in 1960 and Hecht continued on as a producer in his own right.
2Hecht was one of four people sent to the Soviet Union by President Eisenhower in 1959, as part of a cultural exchange program.
3At the time of his death, he was working on a sequel to 'The Crimson Pirate', entitled 'Jolly Roger'.
4Married English model-actress Martine Milner on November 2, 1962. She was age 26 he was age 55.
5Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 378-380. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Ulzana's Raid1972producer - uncredited
The Way West1967producer
Cat Ballou1965producer
Wild and Wonderful1964producer
Flight from Ashiya1964producer
Taras Bulba1962producer
Birdman of Alcatraz1962executive producer - uncredited
The Young Savages1961executive producer
The Unforgiven1960presents - as Hecht Hill and Lancaster
The Devil's Disciple1959producer
Separate Tables1958producer
Run Silent Run Deep1958producer
Sweet Smell of Success1957executive producer - uncredited
The Bachelor Party1957producer
Trapeze1956producer - uncredited
The Kentuckian1955producer
Marty1955producer
Vera Cruz1954co-producer - uncredited
Apache1954producer
His Majesty O'Keefe1954producer
The Crimson Pirate1952producer - uncredited
The First Time1952producer
Ten Tall Men1951producer
The Flame and the Arrow1950producer
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands1948executive producer

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Birdman of Alcatraz1962presenter
The Unforgiven1960presents - as Hecht Hill and Lancaster
Separate Tables1958presenter - as Hecht
Sweet Smell of Success1957presenter - as Hecht
Trapeze1956presenter
Vera Cruz1954presenter
Bottoms Up1934dance director
Glamour1934dance supervisor - uncredited
Bed of Roses1933choreographer: Mardi Gras sequence - uncredited
She Done Him Wrong1933choreographer - uncredited
Horse Feathers1932dance director - uncredited

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Gypsy Night1935Short

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 31st Annual Academy Awards1959TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Supporting Actress Award for Wendy Hiller
The 28th Annual Academy Awards1956TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Picture

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1956OscarAcademy Awards, USABest PictureMarty (1955)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1959OscarAcademy Awards, USABest PictureSeparate Tables (1958)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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