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F. Hugh Herbert

Born 29 May 1897 in Vienna - AustriaDied 17 May 1958aged 6066 credits

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.

Frederick Hugh Herbert (29. Mai 1897 – 17. Mai 1958) war ein Dramatiker, Drehbuchautor, Romanautor, Kurzgeschichtenschreiber und gelegentlicher Filmregisseur. Geboren in Wien, Österreich, studierte Herbert an der Universität London. Seine Filmkarriere begann 1926 mit zwei Projekten mit Conrad Nagel in der Hauptrolle: „The Waning Sex“ und „There You Are!“, letzteres basierend auf seinem gleichnamigen Theaterstück. Zu seinen Drehbüchern zählen „Vanity Fair“, „Fashions of 1934“, „Smarty in 1934“ (ebenfalls basierend auf seinem Theaterstück), „Sitting Pretty“, „Dark Command“, „Our Very Own“, „The Little Hut“, „Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!“ und „The Girls of Pleasure Island“, bei den beiden letztgenannten führte er auch Regie. Er war Co-Autor einiger Filme, in denen der gleichnamige, aber nicht mit ihm verwandte Schauspieler Hugh Herbert mitwirkte: „Fashions of 1934“ (1934), „We're in the Money“ (1935) und „Colleen“ (1936). Eine von Herberts bekanntesten Figuren war die amerikanische Teenagerin Corliss Archer, die er 1943 in seinem Theaterstück „Kiss and Tell“ einführte und 1945 von Shirley Temple in der gleichnamigen Verfilmung verkörperte. Die Figur tauchte anschließend in einer Reihe von Zeitschriftenartikeln, einem weiteren Film mit Temple sowie in einer Radio- und Fernsehserie namens „Meet Corliss Archer“ auf. Herberts Theaterstück „The Moon Is Blue“ wurde 924 Mal am Broadway aufgeführt und anschließend von Otto Preminger, der bereits die Bühnenfassung inszeniert hatte, für die Leinwand adaptiert. Die 1953 erschienene Verfilmung war aufgrund ihrer freizügigen Sprache und der sexuellen Thematik umstritten. Nachdem das Breen-Büro die Genehmigung des Motion Picture Production Code verweigert hatte, entschied sich United Artists, den Film ohne diese Genehmigung zu veröffentlichen. Der Erfolg des Films trug maßgeblich dazu bei, den langjährigen Einfluss des Code zu schwächen. Herbert gewann den Writers Guild of America Award für „Sitting Pretty“ und wurde für „The Moon is Blue“ nominiert. Er war der Onkel der Schauspielerin Kathleen Hughes und starb in Beverly Hills.

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This Happy Feeling
This Happy Feeling1958 · play "For Love or Money"
The Little Hut
The Little Hut1957 · screenplay
The Girl on the Roof
The Girl on the Roof1953 · play "The Moon Is Blue"
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island1953 · written for the screen by
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue1953 · Screenplay
Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal1951 · Screenplay
Our Very Own
Our Very Own1950 · written by
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss1949 · characters
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty1948 · Screenplay
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!1948 · screenplay
A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change1946 · story
Margie
Margie1946 · screen play by
Home, Sweet Homicide
Home, Sweet Homicide1946 · screenplay
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell1945 · screenplay
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary1945 · screenplay
Together Again
Together Again1944 · screen play
Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling1943 · story
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy1942 · original screenplay
Fly-By-Night
Fly-By-Night1942 · additional dialogue
West Point Widow
West Point Widow1941 · screenplay
Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy1941 · additional dialogue
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch1940 · original screenplay
Forgotten Girls
Forgotten Girls1940 · screenplay
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 19411940 · original screenplay
Three Faces West
Three Faces West1940 · original screenplay
Dark Command
Dark Command1940 · Screenplay
Women in War
Women in War1940 · story and screenplay
That Certain Age
That Certain Age1938 · original story by
The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno1938 · adaptation
As Good as Married
As Good as Married1937 · screenplay
Snowed Under
Snowed Under1936 · screen play by
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat1936 · screen play
Colleen
Colleen1936 · screen play
People Will Talk
People Will Talk1935 · Story
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook1935 · story
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret1935 · screen play
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady1935 · screen play by
We're in the Money
We're in the Money1935 · screen play by
The Widow from Monte Carlo
The Widow from Monte Carlo1935 · Writer
The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case1934 · Screenplay
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 19341934 · screen play
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934 · additional dialogue
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime1934 · screen play
The Personality Kid
The Personality Kid1934 · screen play
Smarty
Smarty1934 · screen play
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride1934 · screenplay
Daring Daughters
Daring Daughters1933 · screenplay
The Constant Woman
The Constant Woman1933 · adaptation and dialogue
By Candlelight
By Candlelight1933 · screenplay
One Year Later
One Year Later1933 · screenplay
The Women in His Life
The Women in His Life1933 · original screen play
A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance1932 · screen adaptation
Hotel Continental
Hotel Continental1932 · story and scenario
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair1932 · Screenplay
The Penal Code
The Penal Code1932 · adaptation and dialogue
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair1932 · written by
Those We Love
Those We Love1932 · screenplay
The Stoker
The Stoker1932 · Writer
There You Are!
There You Are!1926 · play

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