Victor Heerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Heerman

Screenwriter and film director

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1893

Place of Birth: Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1977

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Victor Heerman (August 27, 1893 – November 3, 1977) was an English-American film director, screenwriter and film producer.
After writing and directing short comedies for Mack Sennett, Heerman teamed with his wife Sarah Y.
Mason to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women in 1933.
He directed the Marx Brothers' second film, Animal Crackers, in 1930.
He and Mason were the first screenwriters involved in early, never-produced scripts commissioned for what would become MGM's Pride and Prejudice (1940 film).