Justin Herman (April 29, 1907 – December 3, 1983) was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 42 films between 1934 and 1952. He was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

in 1950 for '' Roller Derby Girl'' and again in 1956 for ''Three Kisses''. Both nominations were in the category Best Short Subject. He was born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

and died in

New Hope, Pennsylvania New Hope is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west b ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Busy Little Bears ''Busy Little Bears'' is a 1939 American short family film directed by John A. Haeseler. It won an Oscar at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction ...

'' (1939) * '' Beauty and the Beach'' (1941) * '' Who's Who in Animal Land'' (1944) * ''Babies, They're Wonderful!'' - short (1947)

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* 1907 births 1983 deaths American male screenwriters Film producers from Pennsylvania Screenwriters from Philadelphia Film directors from Pennsylvania 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1900s-stub