 He later turned exclusively to directing.Having scored huge successes directing the films "She Done Him Wrong" (starring Mae West) and "Morning Glory" (which won Katharine Hepburn her first Academy Award), he was at the height of his career when he died after a brief illness.Born in San Francisco in 1888 to John Sherman and Julia Louise Gray, who were both connected with the theater; John as a theatrical management agent and Julia as a stage actress.