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Harry Hershfield(1885-1974)

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Harry Hershfield was born on 13 October 1885 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire (1911), Desperate Desmond Almost Succeeds (1911) and Desperate Desmond Abducts Rosamond (1911). He was married to Sarah Janes Isdell. He died on 15 December 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1885
DiedDecember 15, 1974(89)
BornOctober 13, 1885
DiedDecember 15, 1974(89)
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Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire (1911)
Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire
Short
  • Writer
  • 1911
William Ehfe, Eugenie Forde, Harry Hershfield, David Horsley, and Tom Ricketts in Desperate Desmond Almost Succeeds (1911)
Desperate Desmond Almost Succeeds
Short
  • Writer
  • 1911
Desperate Desmond Abducts Rosamond (1911)
Desperate Desmond Abducts Rosamond
Short
  • Writer
  • 1911
William Ehfe and Eugenie Forde in Desperate Desmond Foiled by Claude Eclaire (1911)
Desperate Desmond Foiled by Claude Eclaire
Short
  • Writer
  • 1911

Credits

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Writer

  • Harry Hershfield's Talent Search
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1950–1951
  • Abroad at Home
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Abie Kabibble Outwitted His Rival
    Short
    • comic strip "Abie the Agent"
    • 1917
  • Iska Worreh
    Short
    • comic strip "Abie the Agent"
    • 1917
  • William Ehfe and Eugenie Forde in Desperate Desmond at the Cannon's Mouth (1912)
    Desperate Desmond at the Cannon's Mouth
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1912
  • Desperate Desmond on the Trail Again
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1912
  • William Ehfe and Eugenie Forde in Desperate Desmond Fails (1912)
    Desperate Desmond Fails
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1912
  • William Ehfe and Eugenie Forde in Desperate Desmond Foiled by Claude Eclaire (1911)
    Desperate Desmond Foiled by Claude Eclaire
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1911
  • Desperate Desmond Abducts Rosamond (1911)
    Desperate Desmond Abducts Rosamond
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1911
  • Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire (1911)
    Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1911
  • William Ehfe, Eugenie Forde, Harry Hershfield, David Horsley, and Tom Ricketts in Desperate Desmond Almost Succeeds (1911)
    Desperate Desmond Almost Succeeds
    Short
    • comic strip
    • 1911

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 13, 1885
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 1974
    • New York City, New York, USA(after lengthy illness)
  • Spouse
    • Sarah Janes Isdell? - 1960 (her death)

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    March 11, 1938 - signed by M-G-M to head the story department of the studio's cartoon division which was producing animated one-reelers featuring "The Captain and The Kids."

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