- 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'.
- Uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes
- (1953-1954) President of the Screen Writers Guild.
- Father of Diana Herbert.
- Viennese-born, London-educated playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Entered films with MGM in 1926. Best known as the creator of the archetypal American teen, Corliss Archer, introduced in his 1943 Broadway play "Kiss and Tell". With Warner Brothers (1933-36), Universal (1937-38), and 20th Century Fox (1946-48).
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