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F. Hugh Herbert(1897-1958)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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F. Hugh Herbert was born on 29 May 1897 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and director, known for La lune était bleue (1953), Bonne à tout faire (1948) and Les belles de l'île du plaisir (1953). He was married to Mary Alice Lankey and Arline LaVerne Appleby. He died on 17 May 1958 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 29, 1897
DiedMay 17, 1958(60)
BornMay 29, 1897
DiedMay 17, 1958(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

La lune était bleue (1953)
La lune était bleue
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
Maureen O'Hara, Robert Young, and Clifton Webb in Bonne à tout faire (1948)
Bonne à tout faire
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1948
Peter Baldwin, Gene Barry, Dorothy Bromiley, Audrey Dalton, Joan Elan, and Don Taylor in Les belles de l'île du plaisir (1953)
Les belles de l'île du plaisir
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
June Haver and Lon McCallister in Bagarre pour une blonde (1948)
Bagarre pour une blonde
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer



  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1971
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jürgens, and John Saxon in Le démon de midi (1958)
    Le démon de midi
    5.8
    • play "For Love or Money"
    • 1958
  • La petite hutte (1957)
    La petite hutte
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1955–1956
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • based on an original screenplay
    • 1956
  • Mary Brian, Ann Baker, and John Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer (1954)
    Meet Corliss Archer
    7.3
    TV Series
    • characters
    • based upon characters created by
    • 1954
  • La lune était bleue (1953)
    La lune était bleue
    6.7
    • stage play "The Moon Is Blue"
    • written for the screen by
    • 1953
  • La Vierge sur le toit (1953)
    La Vierge sur le toit
    5.5
    • play "The Moon Is Blue"
    • 1953
  • Peter Baldwin, Gene Barry, Dorothy Bromiley, Audrey Dalton, Joan Elan, and Don Taylor in Les belles de l'île du plaisir (1953)
    Les belles de l'île du plaisir
    5.7
    • written for the screen by
    • 1953
  • Fernanda Montenegro and Sérgio Britto in Grande Teatro Tupi (1951)
    Grande Teatro Tupi
    8.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1952
  • Ernst Bruun Olsen and Lily Weiding in Een af tusind (1952)
    Een af tusind
    TV Short
    • play
    • 1952
  • Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
    Broadway Television Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1952
  • Chérie, divorçons (1951)
    Chérie, divorçons
    6.1
    • screen play by
    • 1951
  • Cosmopolitan Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951

Additional Crew



  • La lune était bleue (1953)
    La lune était bleue
    6.7
    • presenter
    • 1953
  • Anne Shirley in West Point Widow (1941)
    West Point Widow
    6.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1941
  • Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, and Wayne Morris in Men Are Such Fools (1938)
    Men Are Such Fools
    5.3
    • screenplay constructor (uncredited)
    • 1938

Director



  • Peter Baldwin, Gene Barry, Dorothy Bromiley, Audrey Dalton, Joan Elan, and Don Taylor in Les belles de l'île du plaisir (1953)
    Les belles de l'île du plaisir
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1953
  • June Haver and Lon McCallister in Bagarre pour une blonde (1948)
    Bagarre pour une blonde
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frederick Hugh Herbert
  • Born
    • May 29, 1897
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • May 17, 1958
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Mary Alice LankeyMay 14, 1938 - May 17, 1958 (his death)
  • Children
      Diana Herbert
  • Parents
      Pauline Paula Knepler
  • Relatives
    • Kathleen Hughes(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    In 1962, his play was the basis for an unsold pilot called "The Moon is Blue" about the adventures of a teen-aged daughter of a U.S. Congressman.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

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  • Trivia
    His screen adaptation of "The Moon is Blue", based on his own Broadway play, ran into censorship trouble solely, because it contained the word 'virgin'.

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