Playwright, best known for the Broadway-produced A Female of the Species. He was the son of Benjamin H. Herts, a notable New York City interior and furniture designer (among others, they furnished the famous Knickerbocker Hotel, the Hotel St.Regis and the New York Produce exchange). Benjamin Russell was listed in 1916 by the New York City directory as president of Herts Brothers & Company of 20 West 57th Street.