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Howard Estabrook

Howard Estabrook

Actor, Writer, Director

Born July 11, 1884 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died July 16, 1978

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Howard Estabrook (born Howard Bolles, July 11, 1884 – July 16, 1978) was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter.

Born Howard Bolles in Detroit, Michigan, Howard Estabrook began his career in 1904 as a stage actor in New York. He made his film debut in 1914 during the silent era, and would go on to appear in several features including Four Feathers. Estabrook left films in 1916 for a try at the business world, but returned in 1921.

Estabrook took on executive positions with various studios, and eventually began producing films in 1924. He soon found his calling in screenwriting. He was responsible for several of what have come to be regarded as classics of Hollywood including Hell's Angels (1930) and Street of Chance (1930), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. The following year, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. In 1935, he (along with Hugh Walpole and Lenore J. Coffee) adapted the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield for the 1935 film version starring W. C. Fields and Lionel Barrymore.

Estabrook continued in his screenwriting career for three decades, as well as directing and producing films before his death on July 16, 1978 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

The Master Smiles Short Film1916

The Mysteries of Myra Poster

The Mysteries of Myra Feature Film1916Dr. Payson Alden

Four Feathers Poster

Four Feathers Feature Film1915Captain Harry Faversham

M'Liss Feature Film1915John Gray

The Butterfly Poster

The Butterfly Feature Film1915John Butler

The Closing Net Poster

The Closing Net Feature Film1915Frank Clamart

Officer 666 Poster

Officer 666 Feature Film1914Travers Gladwin

Writer

53

Type

Year

The Big Fisherman Poster

The Big Fisherman Feature Film1959

The DuPont Show of the Month Poster

The DuPont Show of the Month TV Series1957

The Millionaire Poster

The Millionaire TV Series1955

Cattle Queen of Montana Poster

Cattle Queen of Montana Feature Film1954

Passion Feature Film1954

Lone Star Poster

Lone Star Feature Film1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

The Girl from Manhattan Poster

The Girl from Manhattan Feature Film1948

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1946

Dakota Feature Film1945

Heavenly Days Poster

Heavenly Days Feature Film1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Feature Film1944

The Human Comedy Poster

The Human Comedy Feature Film1943

International Lady Poster

International Lady Feature Film1941

New Wine Poster

New Wine Feature Film1941

The Corsican Brothers Poster

The Corsican Brothers Feature Film1941

The Cowboy and the Lady Poster

The Cowboy and the Lady Feature Film1938

The Shopworn Angel Poster

The Shopworn Angel Feature Film1938

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937

Wells Fargo Poster

Wells Fargo Feature Film1937

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield Feature Film1935

Orchids to You Poster

Orchids to You Feature Film1935

Way Down East Poster

Way Down East Feature Film1935

Sweepings Poster

Sweepings Feature Film1933

The Bowery Poster

The Bowery Feature Film1933

The Devil's in Love Poster

The Devil's in Love Feature Film1933

The Masquerader Poster

The Masquerader Feature Film1933

A Bill of Divorcement Poster

A Bill of Divorcement Feature Film1932

Make Up Feature Film1932

Roar of the Dragon Poster

Roar of the Dragon Feature Film1932

The Conquerors Poster

The Conquerors Feature Film1932

Are These Our Children Poster

Are These Our Children Feature Film1931

Cimarron Poster

Cimarron Feature Film1931

Kismet Feature Film1931

The Woman Between Poster

The Woman Between Feature Film1931

Woman Hungry Poster

Woman Hungry Feature Film1931

Behind the Make-Up Poster

Behind the Make-Up Feature Film1930

Double Cross Roads Poster

Double Cross Roads Feature Film1930

El hombre malo Poster

El hombre malo Feature Film1930

Hell's Angels Poster

Hell's Angels Feature Film1930

Kismet Feature Film1930

Lopez, le bandit Poster

Lopez, le bandit Feature Film1930

Slightly Scarlet Poster

Slightly Scarlet Feature Film1930

Street of Chance Poster

Street of Chance Feature Film1930

The Bad Man Poster

The Bad Man Feature Film1930

She Goes to War Poster

She Goes to War Feature Film1929

The Four Feathers Poster

The Four Feathers Feature Film1929

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1929

Dressed to Kill Poster

Dressed to Kill Feature Film1928

Forgotten Faces Poster

Forgotten Faces Feature Film1928

The Port of Missing Girls Poster

The Port of Missing Girls Feature Film1928

The Shopworn Angel Poster

The Shopworn Angel Feature Film1928

Varsity Feature Film1928

Director

5

Heavenly Days Poster

Heavenly Days Feature Film1944

Are These Our Children Poster

Are These Our Children Feature Film1931

Giving Becky a Chance Poster

Giving Becky a Chance Feature Film1917

The Highway of Hope Poster

The Highway of Hope Feature Film1917

The Wild Girl Poster

The Wild Girl Feature Film1917

Producer

5

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937

Wells Fargo Poster

Wells Fargo Feature Film1937

North Star Poster

North Star Feature Film1925

The Adventurous Sex Poster

The Adventurous Sex Feature Film1925

The Price of a Party Poster

The Price of a Party Feature Film1924

Other Crew

2

Chasing Choo Choos Poster

Chasing Choo Choos Short Film1927

Play Safe Poster

Play Safe Feature Film1927

Sound Department

1

The Big Fisherman Poster

The Big Fisherman Feature Film1959

Thanks

1

That's Entertainment, Part II Poster

That's Entertainment, Part II Documentary1976

Script and Continuity Department

1

Hell's Angels Poster

Hell's Angels Feature Film1930

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