- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- July 11, 1884
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- July 16, 1978
Howard Estabrook
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 Bes…
Filmography
movieThe Big Fisherman
1959 · Writer
movieCattle Queen of Montana
1954 · Screenplay
moviePassion
1954 · Adaptation
movieLone Star
1952 · Story
movieThe Girl from Manhattan
1948 · Writer
movieThe Virginian
1946 · Adaptation, Producer
movieDakota
1945 · Adaptation
movieHeavenly Days
1944 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Adaptation, Screenplay
movieThe Human Comedy
1943 · Screenplay
movieThe Corsican Brothers
1941 · Adaptation
movieInternational Lady
1941 · Screenplay
movieNew Wine
1941 · Writer
movieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Additional Writing
movieWells Fargo
1937 · Associate Producer
movieMaid of Salem
1937 · Producer, Writer
movieWay Down East
1935 · Screenplay
movieDavid Copperfield
1935 · Screenplay
movieThe Bowery
1933 · Screenplay
movieThe Masquerader
1933 · Screenplay
movieThe Devil's in Love
1933 · Writer
movieSweepings
1933 · Screenplay
movieThe Conquerors
1932 · Story
movieMake Up
1932 · Screenplay
movieA Bill of Divorcement
1932 · Screenplay
movieRoar of the Dragon
1932 · Screenplay
movieAre These Our Children?
1931 · Adaptation, Director
movieThe Woman Between
1931 · Writer
movieWoman Hungry
1931 · Screenplay
movieKismet
1931 · Screenplay
movieCimarron
1931 · Writer
movieHell's Angels
1930 · Adaptation
movieKismet
1930 · Adaptation, Dialogue
movieThe Bad Man
1930 · Writer
movieLopez, le bandit
1930 · Writer
movieDouble Cross Roads
1930 · Writer
movieSlightly Scarlet
1930 · Screenplay
movieStreet of Chance
1930 · Writer
movieBehind the Make-Up
1930 · Writer
movieThe Virginian
1929 · Screenplay
movieShe Goes to War
1929 · Writer
movieThe Four Feathers
1929 · Screenplay
movieThe Shopworn Angel
1928 · Writer
movieVarsity
1928 · Writer
movieForgotten Faces
1928 · Writer
movieThe Port of Missing Girls
1928 · Screenplay
movieDressed to Kill
1928 · Writer
movieNorth Star
1925 · Producer
movieThe Wild Girl
1917 · Director
movieGiving Becky a Chance
1917 · Director
movieThe Highway of Hope
1917 · Director
movieThe Mysteries of Myra
1916 · Dr. Payson Alden
movieFour Feathers
1915 · Captain Harry Faversham
The Butterfly
movieThe Butterfly
1915 · John Butler
Officer 666
movieOfficer 666
1914 · Travers Gladwin