You're such a nice boy, what do you want to go off and get killed in the War for? - Ben Hecht

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You're such a nice boy, what do you want to go off and get killed in the War for?

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About Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. He wrote thirty-five books and created some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America.

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