Harry Hervey

Harry Hervey (November 5, 1900 – August 12, 1951) was one of the most highly sought screenplay writers of the first half of the 20th century, praised by critics of literature, stage and screen.

Before leaving, Hervey visited his mother, who was managing the DeSoto Hotel, and met Carleton A. Hildreth.

In 1925 he undertook a literary expedition to Indochina for Cosmopolitan Book Corporation and McCall's Magazine, accompanied by Hildreth.

[1] After the trip to Indochina, Hervey moved to Savannah and lived at the DeSoto Hotel with his mother and Hildreth.

[1] Together with Hildreth, adapted Congai – Mistress of Indochine (1928) as a play, produced by Sam H. Harris with Valerie Bergere,[3][4] Devil dance, a play in three acts (1927),[5][6][7][8] Pico Iyer in the foreword to Congai said "Hervey opened the door to the way we would be seeing Indochina—on the page and in our heads—well into the 21st century…even in his wildest moments Hervey caught something true that those of us more than twice his age can only bow before.

[7][10] In 2013 "King Cobra – Mekong Adventures in French Indochina" was republished, and one year later, in 2014, "Congai – Mistress of Indochine", both with a foreword by Pico Iyer.