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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1897-05-29
- event Death Date 1958-05-17
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 1.6
- info Birth Place Vienna - Austria
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Let's Make It Legal
1951-10-31
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Together Again
1944-12-23
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Fly By Night
1942-01-19
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The Swell Head
1928-07-14
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The Air Circus
1928-09-29
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The Moon Is Blue
1953-07-08
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The Moon Is Blue
1953-07-08
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The Dragon Murder Case
1934-08-25
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Fashions of 1934
1934-02-14
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People Will Talk
1935-05-24
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Sitting Pretty
1948-03-10
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The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953-04-01
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If You Could Only Cook
1935-12-30
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Hollywood Bound
1928-08-18
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The Personality Kid
1934-06-06
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948-03-10
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948-03-10
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Home Sweet Homicide
1946-10-02
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The Case of the Black Cat
1936-10-31
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The Penal Code
1932-12-23
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Hotel Continental
1932-02-21
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Vanity Fair
1932-03-15
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The Little Hut
1957-05-03
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The Little Hut
1957-05-03
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The Waning Sex
1926-09-05
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Melody Ranch
1940-09-15
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Smarty
1934-05-19
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Smarty
1934-05-19
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Snowed Under
1936-03-29
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A Kiss for Corliss
1949-11-25
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We're in the Money
1935-08-17
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A Guy Could Change
1946-01-27
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Vengeance
1930-02-22
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Women in War
1940-06-05
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The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953-04-01
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Remote Control
1930-11-15
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Colleen
1936-03-21
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The Cardboard Lover
1928-09-02
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The Women in His Life
1933-12-08
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He Knew Women
1930-04-21
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He Knew Women
1930-04-21
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Journal of a Crime
1934-03-10
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The Stoker
1932-06-15
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The Girl on The Roof
1953-12-16
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Three Faces West
1940-07-03
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Glamour Boy
1941-12-05
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Dark Command
1940-04-15
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Hit Parade of 1941
1940-10-14
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Nobody's Darling
1943-08-27
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Traveling Saleslady
1935-03-28
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The Demi-Bride
1927-02-19
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Our Very Own
1950-07-27
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Baby Mine
1928-01-08
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The Constant Woman
1933-03-12
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Personal Maid's Secret
1935-10-26
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My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942-11-07
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West Point Widow
1941-06-20
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The Sin Ship
1931-04-18
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This Happy Feeling
1958-06-18
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Margie
1946-10-15
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That Certain Age
1938-10-06
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Kiss and Tell
1945-10-04
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Kiss and Tell
1945-10-04
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There You Are!
1926-11-28
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A Single Man
1929-01-12
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Those We Love
1932-09-11
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The Cardboard Lover
1928-09-02
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Men in Her Diary
1945-09-14
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The Secret Bride
1934-12-22
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Daring Daughters
1933-03-23
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Daring Daughters
1933-03-23
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The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935-12-19
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The Baby Cyclone
1928-09-26
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As Good as Married
1937-05-09
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The Moon Is Blue
1953-07-08
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Adam and Evil
1927-08-27
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Forgotten Girls
1940-03-15
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One Year Later
1933-08-24
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One Year Later
1933-08-24
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Murder on the Roof
1930-01-29
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Murder on the Roof
1930-01-29
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On Ze Boulevard
1927-06-25
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Road to Paradise
1930-07-20
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Road to Paradise
1930-07-20