About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1884-07-11
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Howard Estabrook

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
1916 The Mysteries of Myra Actor Dr. Payson Alden 59
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1915 Four Feathers Actor Captain Harry Faversham N/A
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Directing
1944 Heavenly Days Directing Director N/A
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1931 Are These Our Children? Directing Director 59
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1917 The Wild Girl Directing Director N/A
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1917 Giving Becky a Chance Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1959 The Big Fisherman Writing Writer 58
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1954 Cattle Queen of Montana Writing Screenplay 58
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1954 Passion Writing Adaptation 58
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1952 Lone Star Writing Story 58
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1948 The Girl from Manhattan Writing Writer 59
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1946 The Virginian Writing Adaptation 59
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1945 Dakota Writing Adaptation 58
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1944 Heavenly Days Writing Story N/A
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1944 Heavenly Days Writing Screenplay N/A
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1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Writing Adaptation 59
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1943 The Human Comedy Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 The Corsican Brothers Writing Adaptation 59
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1941 International Lady Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 New Wine Writing Writer N/A
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1937 Maid of Salem Writing Writer 59
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1935 Way Down East Writing Screenplay 58
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1935 David Copperfield Writing Screenplay 59
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1933 The Bowery Writing Screenplay 58
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1933 The Masquerader Writing Screenplay 58
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1933 The Devil's in Love Writing Writer 58
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1933 Sweepings Writing Screenplay 59
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1932 The Conquerors Writing Story 59
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1932 Make Up Writing Screenplay N/A
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1932 A Bill of Divorcement Writing Screenplay 59
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1932 Roar of the Dragon Writing Screenplay 59
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1931 Are These Our Children? Writing Adaptation 59
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1931 The Woman Between Writing Writer 58
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1931 Woman Hungry Writing Screenplay N/A
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1931 Kismet Writing Screenplay N/A
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1931 Cimarron Writing Writer 58
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1930 Hell's Angels Writing Adaptation 59
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1930 Kismet Writing Adaptation 58
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1930 Kismet Writing Dialogue 58
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1930 The Bad Man Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Double Cross Roads Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Slightly Scarlet Writing Screenplay 58
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1930 Street of Chance Writing Writer 59
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1930 Behind the Make-Up Writing Writer 59
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1929 The Virginian Writing Screenplay 58
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1929 She Goes to War Writing Writer 59
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1929 The Four Feathers Writing Screenplay 58
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1928 The Shopworn Angel Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Varsity Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Forgotten Faces Writing Writer N/A
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1928 The Port of Missing Girls Writing Screenplay N/A
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1928 Dressed to Kill Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1946 The Virginian Production Producer 59
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1937 Wells Fargo Production Associate Producer 58
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1937 Maid of Salem Production Producer 59
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1925 North Star Production Producer 59
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Crew
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Crew Additional Writing 59
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