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F. Hugh Herbert

F. Hugh Herbert

Actor, Writer, Other Crew

Born May 29, 1897 in Vienna - Austria

Died May 17, 1958

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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.

1 wins and 1 nominations

Filmography

Actor

1

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952

Writer

90

Type

Year

Au théâtre ce soir Poster

Au théâtre ce soir TV Series1966

The DuPont Show with June Allyson Poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV Series1959

This Happy Feeling Poster

This Happy Feeling Feature Film1958

The Little Hut Poster

The Little Hut Feature Film1957

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955

The Alcoa Hour Poster

The Alcoa Hour TV Series1955

Meet Corliss Archer Poster

Meet Corliss Archer TV Series1954

Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach Poster

Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach Feature Film1953

The Girls of Pleasure Island Poster

The Girls of Pleasure Island Feature Film1953

The Moon Is Blue Poster

The Moon Is Blue Feature Film1953

Broadway Television Theatre Poster

Broadway Television Theatre TV Series1952

Een af tusind Poster

Een af tusind TV Short1952

Grande Teatro Tupi Poster

Grande Teatro Tupi TV Series1951

Let's Make It Legal Poster

Let's Make It Legal Feature Film1951

Our Very Own Poster

Our Very Own Feature Film1950

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950

A Kiss for Corliss Poster

A Kiss for Corliss Feature Film1949

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Poster

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Feature Film1948

Sitting Pretty Poster

Sitting Pretty Feature Film1948

The Philco Television Playhouse Poster

The Philco Television Playhouse TV Series1948

Tonight on Broadway Poster

Tonight on Broadway TV Series1948

A Guy Could Change Poster

A Guy Could Change Feature Film1946

Home, Sweet Homicide Poster

Home, Sweet Homicide Feature Film1946

Margie Feature Film1946

Kiss and Tell Poster

Kiss and Tell Feature Film1945

Men in Her Diary Poster

Men in Her Diary Feature Film1945

Together Again Poster

Together Again Feature Film1944

Nobody's Darling Poster

Nobody's Darling Feature Film1943

Fly-By-Night Poster

Fly-By-Night Feature Film1942

My Heart Belongs to Daddy Poster

My Heart Belongs to Daddy Feature Film1942

Glamour Boy Poster

Glamour Boy Feature Film1941

West Point Widow Poster

West Point Widow Feature Film1941

Dark Command Poster

Dark Command Feature Film1940

Forgotten Girls Poster

Forgotten Girls Feature Film1940

Hit Parade of 1941 Poster

Hit Parade of 1941 Feature Film1940

Melody Ranch Poster

Melody Ranch Feature Film1940

Three Faces West Poster

Three Faces West Feature Film1940

Women in War Poster

Women in War Feature Film1940

Letter of Introduction Poster

Letter of Introduction Feature Film1938

That Certain Age Poster

That Certain Age Feature Film1938

The Road to Reno Poster

The Road to Reno Feature Film1938

As Good as Married Poster

As Good as Married Feature Film1937

Music for Madame Poster

Music for Madame Feature Film1937

Colleen Feature Film1936

Snowed Under Poster

Snowed Under Feature Film1936

The Case of the Black Cat Poster

The Case of the Black Cat Feature Film1936

If You Could Only Cook Poster

If You Could Only Cook Feature Film1935

People Will Talk Poster

People Will Talk Feature Film1935

Personal Maid's Secret Poster

Personal Maid's Secret Feature Film1935

The Widow from Monte Carlo Poster

The Widow from Monte Carlo Feature Film1935

Traveling Saleslady Poster

Traveling Saleslady Feature Film1935

We're in the Money Poster

We're in the Money Feature Film1935

Fashions of 1934 Poster

Fashions of 1934 Feature Film1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Poster

Friends of Mr. Sweeney Feature Film1934

Journal of a Crime Poster

Journal of a Crime Feature Film1934

Smarty Feature Film1934

The Dragon Murder Case Poster

The Dragon Murder Case Feature Film1934

The Personality Kid Poster

The Personality Kid Feature Film1934

The Secret Bride Poster

The Secret Bride Feature Film1934

By Candlelight Poster

By Candlelight Feature Film1933

Daring Daughters Poster

Daring Daughters Feature Film1933

One Year Later Poster

One Year Later Feature Film1933

The Constant Woman Poster

The Constant Woman Feature Film1933

The Women in His Life Poster

The Women in His Life Feature Film1933

A Parisian Romance Poster

A Parisian Romance Feature Film1932

Hotel Continental Poster

Hotel Continental Feature Film1932

The Penal Code Poster

The Penal Code Feature Film1932

The Stoker Poster

The Stoker Feature Film1932

Those We Love Poster

Those We Love Feature Film1932

Vanity Fair Poster

Vanity Fair Feature Film1932

Murder on the Roof Poster

Murder on the Roof Feature Film1930

Remote Control Poster

Remote Control Feature Film1930

Road to Paradise Poster

Road to Paradise Feature Film1930

Vengeance Poster

Vengeance Feature Film1930

A Single Man Poster

A Single Man Feature Film1929

Noisy Neighbors Poster

Noisy Neighbors Feature Film1929

Baby Mine Poster

Baby Mine Feature Film1928

Beau Broadway Poster

Beau Broadway Feature Film1928

Hollywood Bound Poster

Hollywood Bound Short Film1928

Miss Information Short Film1928

Retribution Poster

Retribution Short Film1928

The Air Circus Poster

The Air Circus Feature Film1928

The Baby Cyclone Poster

The Baby Cyclone Feature Film1928

The Swell Head Poster

The Swell Head Short Film1928

Adam and Evil Poster

Adam and Evil Feature Film1927

On Ze Boulevard Poster

On Ze Boulevard Feature Film1927

Tea for Three Poster

Tea for Three Feature Film1927

The Demi-Bride Poster

The Demi-Bride Feature Film1927

The Waning Sex Poster

The Waning Sex Feature Film1926

There You Are! Poster

There You Are! Feature Film1926

Other Crew

3

The Moon Is Blue Poster

The Moon Is Blue Feature Film1953

West Point Widow Poster

West Point Widow Feature Film1941

Men Are Such Fools Poster

Men Are Such Fools Feature Film1938

Director

2

The Girls of Pleasure Island Poster

The Girls of Pleasure Island Feature Film1953

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Poster

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Feature Film1948

Producer

2

The Little Hut Poster

The Little Hut Feature Film1957

The Moon Is Blue Poster

The Moon Is Blue Feature Film1953

Script and Continuity Department

1

The Cardboard Lover Poster

The Cardboard Lover Feature Film1928

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