Herbert J. Biberman

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1900-03-04

Deathday 1971-06-30 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Herbert J. Biberman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 – June 30, 1971), was an American screenwriter and film director. He may be best known for having been one of the Hollywood Ten as well as directing Salt of the Earth, a 1954 film about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Eva Biberman. Biberman's pre-blacklist career included writing such films as King of Chinatown, When Tomorrow Comes, Action in Arabia, The Master Race, and New Orleans, as well as directing such films as One Way Ticket, Meet Nero Wolfe, and The Master Race. He married actress Gale Sondergaard in 1930; the marriage endured until Biberman's death. Herbert Biberman died from bone cancer in 1971 in New York City. Brother of American artist, Edward Biberman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herbert Biberman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

1969
Slaves

as Writer

1947
New Orleans

as Story

1944
1944
Action in Arabia

as Screenplay

1944
The Master Race

as Writer

1939

Director

1969
Slaves

as Director

1954
Salt of the Earth

as Director

1944
The Master Race

as Director

1936
Meet Nero Wolfe

as Director

1935
One Way Ticket

as Director

Producer

1954
Salt of the Earth

as Producer

1947
New Orleans

as Associate Producer

1946
Abilene Town

as Associate Producer