Biography.guide
Home › People › Screenwriter › Sig Herzig
Portrait of Sig Herzig

Sig Herzig

1897 – 1985

American writer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Sig Herzig

Lived 1897 – 1985 (aged 87). Sig Herzig was an American screenwriter.

Sig Herzig (born Siegfried Maurice Herzig; July 25, 1897 – March 12, 1985) was an American screenwriter and playwright.

Biography Born Siegfried Maurice Herzig in New York City, Herzig began his career as the director of the comedy short Husband and Strife (1922), but he switched gears to create plot lines for more than three dozen silent films. His later screen credits included the screenplays for Artists and Models (1937), Marry the Girl (1937), On Your Toes (1939), Sunny (1941), I Dood It (1943), Brewster's Millions (1945), London Town (1946), and Three on a Spree (1961), another adaptation of Brewster's Millions.

Herzig's Broadway theatre credits included The Vanderbilt Revue (1930), Shoot the Works (1931), Ballyhoo of 1932 (1932), Vickie (1942), and Bloomer Girl (1944). His television credits included Topper, Private Secretary, and Sugarfoot.

Sig Herzig died in Thousand Oaks, California on March 12, 1985, aged 87.

Partial filmography

Object: Alimony (1928) The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929) Romance in the Rain (1934) Lottery Lover (1935) Broadway Gondolier (1935) Old Man Rhythm (1935) Millions in the Air (1935) Colleen (1936) Sing Me a Love Song (1936) Ready, Willing, and Able (1937) Artists and Models (1937) Marry the Girl (1937) Varsity Show (1937) Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) Four's a Crowd (1938) Going Places (1938) They Made Me a Criminal (1939) Indianapolis Speedway (1939) On Your Toes (1939) I Wanted Wings (1941) Sunny (1941) My Favorite Spy (1942) I Dood It (1943) Meet the People (1944) Brewster's Millions (1945) Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) London Town (1946) Three on a Spree (1961)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
S. M. Herzig, Siegfried M. Herzig

People in Sig Herzig's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sig Herzig's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sig Herzig?

American writer (1897–1985)

When was Sig Herzig born?

Sig Herzig was born on 25 July 1897 in New York City.

When did Sig Herzig die?

Sig Herzig died on 12 March 1985 in Thousand Oaks.

What was Sig Herzig's occupation?

Sig Herzig was a screenwriter.

What nationality was Sig Herzig?

Sig Herzig was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sig Herzig

· Wikidata: Q3483497

· DBpedia: Sig Herzig

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sig Herzig. https://biography.guide/sig-herzig/

MLA: "Sig Herzig." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sig-herzig/.

Chicago: "Sig Herzig." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sig-herzig/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:01 UTC