From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Victor Heerman August 27 1893 November 3 1977 was an EnglishAmerican film director screenwriter and film producer1 After writing and directing short comedies for Mack Sennett Heerman teamed with his wife Sarah Y Mason to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of Louisa May Alcotts novel Little Women in 1933 He directed the Marx Brothers second film Animal Crackers in 1930