Herb Bermann

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| occupation = Lyricist, screenwriter, actor

| years_active = 1957–present

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| associated_acts = Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

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Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album Safe as Milk for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The second album Strictly Personal featured four of Bermann's songs, though he was uncredited: "Safe As Milk", "Trust Us," "Gimme Dat Harp Boy," and "Kandy Korn"{{cite book|title=Captain Beefheart: The Biography|first= Mike|last= Barnes|isbn= 9780815411901|page=40|year=2002|publisher=Cooper Square Press}}{{cite book |title=The Mystery Man from the Magic Band |author=Bermann, Herb |isbn=978-0-9820140-1-1 |publisher=Brass Tacks Press |date=2015}}

A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush.

A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, The Mystery Man from the Magic Band, was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.{{cite web |url=http://www.beefheart.com/herb-bermann |title=The search for the mystery co-songwriter from 'Safe As Milk' |publisher=Captain Beefheart Radar Station |access-date=December 19, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.malibutimes.com/article_726f0742-96e0-5a6d-9115-7d87dc4fbb50.html|work=The Malibu Times|title=The Mystery Man from the Magic Band|author=Bunn, Susan|publisher=The Malibu Times|date=July 6, 2000|accessdate=2015-10-31}}