F. Hugh Herbert
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 29, 1897
- Died
- May 17, 1958 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- Vienna - Austria
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Filmography
This Happy Feeling
Movie · Theatre Play
The Little Hut
Movie · Writer
The Moon Is Blue
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Movie · Writer
The Girl on The Roof
Movie · Original Story
Let's Make It Legal
Movie · Screenplay
Our Very Own
Movie · Writer
A Kiss for Corliss
Movie · Characters
Sitting Pretty
Movie · Screenplay
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Movie · Screenplay
Home Sweet Homicide
Movie · Screenplay
A Guy Could Change
Movie · Story
Margie
Movie · Screenplay
Kiss and Tell
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
Men in Her Diary
Movie · Writer
Together Again
Movie · Screenplay
Nobody's Darling
Movie · Story
Fly By Night
Movie · Writer
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Movie · Screenplay
Glamour Boy
Movie · Writer
West Point Widow
Movie · Writer
Melody Ranch
Movie · Screenplay
Women in War
Movie · Writer
Three Faces West
Movie · Screenplay
Dark Command
Movie · Screenplay
Hit Parade of 1941
Movie · Screenplay
Forgotten Girls
Movie · Screenplay
That Certain Age
Movie · Story
As Good as Married
Movie · Screenplay
The Case of the Black Cat
Movie · Screenplay
Snowed Under
Movie · Screenplay
Colleen
Movie · Screenplay
People Will Talk
Movie · Story
If You Could Only Cook
Movie · Story
We're in the Money
Movie · Screenplay
Traveling Saleslady
Movie · Screenplay
Personal Maid's Secret
Movie · Screenplay
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Movie · Writer
The Dragon Murder Case
Movie · Screenplay
Fashions of 1934
Movie · Screenplay
The Personality Kid
Movie · Screenplay
Smarty
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Journal of a Crime
Movie · Screenplay
The Secret Bride
Movie · Screenplay
The Women in His Life
Movie · Screenplay
The Constant Woman
Movie · Screenplay
Daring Daughters
Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue
One Year Later
Movie · Screenplay, Story
The Penal Code
Movie · Screenplay
Hotel Continental
Movie · Story
Vanity Fair
Movie · Screenplay
The Stoker
Movie · Writer
Those We Love
Movie · Writer
The Sin Ship
Movie · Screenplay
Vengeance
Movie · Scenario Writer
Remote Control
Movie · Dialogue
He Knew Women
Movie · Writer
Murder on the Roof
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation
Road to Paradise
Movie · Adaptation
A Single Man
Movie · Screenplay
Noisy Neighbors
Movie · Original Story
The Swell Head
Movie · Writer
The Air Circus
Movie · Dialogue
Hollywood Bound
Movie · Writer
The Cardboard Lover
Movie · Writer
Baby Mine
Movie · Writer
The Baby Cyclone
Movie · Writer
The Demi-Bride
Movie · Writer
Adam and Evil
Movie · Writer
On Ze Boulevard
Movie · Writer
Tea For Three
Movie · Writer
The Waning Sex
Movie · Writer
There You Are!
Movie · Screenplay