She served in that capacity until 1943, during the war, when she became the interim executive director of the Academy, replacing her husband.
[7] In the mid-1960s, Herrick went on international tours to promote the tenth anniversary of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
[3] The Academy's extensive library in Beverly Hills, California, of material on films is named in her honor.
[10] However, others, including Academy President Bette Davis and Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky, have claimed they invented the name.
[7] On June 21, 1976, Herrick died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, after a lengthy illness.