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F. Hugh Herbert
Writer, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 29, 1897Died May 17, 1958 (60 years)
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Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He began his film career in 1926 with two projects starring Conrad Nagel, The Waning Sex and There You Are!, the latter adapted from his play of the same title. His screenwriting credits included Vanity Fair, Fashions of 1934; Smarty in 1934, adapted from his own play; Sitting Pretty; Dark Command; Our Very Own; The Little Hut; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and The Girls of Pleasure Island, the last two of which he also directed. He co-wrote a few films in which the similarly named, but unrelated actor Hugh Herbert appeared: Fashions of 1934 (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Colleen (1936).
One of Herbert's most enduring creations was the character of American teenager Corliss Archer, who was introduced in his 1943 play Kiss and Tell and played on screen by Shirley Temple in the 1945 film adaptation. The character went on to appear in a series of magazine articles, another Temple film, and a radio and television series called Meet Corliss Archer.
Herbert's play The Moon Is Blue had a run of 924 performances on Broadway, which was adapted for the screen version produced and directed by Otto Preminger, who had been responsible for the stage production. The film adaptation, released in 1953, was controversial at the time owing to its frank language and sexual themes. When the Breen office refused to give it a Motion Picture Production Code seal of approval, United Artists opted to release the film without one, and the success of the film was instrumental in weakening the long-standing influence of the Code.
Herbert won the Writers Guild of America Award for Sitting Pretty and was nominated for The Moon is Blue. The uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes, he died in Beverly Hills.
Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He began his film career in 1926 with two projects starring Conrad Nagel, The Waning Sex and There You Are!, the latter adapted from his play of the same title. His screenwriting credits included Vanity Fair, Fashions of 1934; Smarty in 1934, adapted from his own play; Sitting Pretty; Dark Command; Our Very Own; The Little Hut; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and The Girls of Pleasure Island, the last two of which he also directed. He co-wrote a few films in which the similarly named, but unrelated actor Hugh Herbert appeared: Fashions of 1934 (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Colleen (1936).
One of Herbert's most enduring creations was the character of American teenager Corliss Archer, who was introduced in his 1943 play Kiss and Tell and played on screen by Shirley Temple in the 1945 film adaptation. The character went on to appear in a series of magazine articles, another Temple film, and a radio and television series called Meet Corliss Archer.
Herbert's play The Moon Is Blue had a run of 924 performances on Broadway, which was adapted for the screen version produced and directed by Otto Preminger, who had been responsible for the stage production. The film adaptation, released in 1953, was controversial at the time owing to its frank language and sexual themes. When the Breen office refused to give it a Motion Picture Production Code seal of approval, United Artists opted to release the film without one, and the success of the film was instrumental in weakening the long-standing influence of the Code.
Herbert won the Writers Guild of America Award for Sitting Pretty and was nominated for The Moon is Blue. The uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes, he died in Beverly Hills.
Known For
F. Hugh Herbert Filmography
| 1957 | |
| 1953 | The Moon Is Blue · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | |
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Sitting Pretty · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Margie · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Home, Sweet Homicide · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | |
| 1941 | |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | Hit Parade of 1941 · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | Three Faces West · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Dark Command · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | Forgotten Girls · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction · as Contributing Writer |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black Cat · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | Snowed Under · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | Colleen · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | |
| 1935 | Personal Maid's Secret · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | We're in the Money · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder Case · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | The Personality Kid · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | By Candlelight · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | One Year Later · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | Daring Daughters · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | The Constant Woman · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | The Penal Code · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | |
| 1932 | |
| 1932 | Vanity Fair · as Screenplay |
| 1931 | The Sin Ship · as Screenplay |
| 1930 | |
| 1928 | |
| 1927 | |
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| 1957 | |
| 1953 |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Playwright |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as Play |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1958 | This Happy Feeling · as Theatre Play |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Play |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Based On An Original Screenplay |
| 1954 | Meet Corliss Archer (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1953 | The Girl on the Roof · as Original Story |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Play |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss · as Characters |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Play |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell · as Theatre Play |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling · as Story |
| 1938 | That Certain Age · as Story |
| 1938 | The Road to Reno · as Adaptation |
| 1937 | Music for Madame · as Contributor To Screenplay Construction |
| 1935 | If You Could Only Cook · as Story |
| 1935 | People Will Talk · as Story |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney · as Additional Dialogue |
| 1934 | Smarty · as Story |
| 1932 | A Parisian Romance · as Screen Adaptation |
| 1932 | Hotel Continental · as Story |
| 1930 | Remote Control · as Dialogue |
| 1930 | Road to Paradise · as Adaptation |
| 1930 | Vengeance · as Scenario Writer |
| 1928 | The Air Circus · as Dialogue |
| 1928 | The Cardboard Lover · as Continuity |