Herb Bermann

Herb Bermann

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Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album Safe as Milk for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush. A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, The Mystery Man from the Magic Band, was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.

Awards

  • 1971 Writers Guild of America Award (Outstanding Teleplay) – The Psychiatrist: Par for the Course, producer (Universal Studios/NBC), director Steven Spielberg.

Films

  • Malibu Song (2006), Director: Natalie Lettner and Werner Hanak, Producer: Eurotrash Productions.