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Aliases: Howard Esterbrook

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Movie Involvements: 57

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Cimarron
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Cimarron

(1931) Writer
Hell's Angels
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6

Hell's Angels

(1930) Writer
Dakota
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5

Dakota

(1945) Adaptation
David Copperfield
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7

David Copperfield

(1935) Screenplay
Wells Fargo
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5

Wells Fargo

(1937) Associate Producer
Lone Star
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6

Lone Star

(1952) Story
Cattle Queen of Montana
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6

Cattle Queen of Montana

(1954) Screenplay
The Big Fisherman
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5

The Big Fisherman

(1959) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1916 Dr. Payson Alden
1915 Captain Harry Faversham
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1959 Writer
1954 Screenplay
Adaptation
1952 Story
1948 Writer
1946 Adaptation
1945 Adaptation
1944 Screenplay
Story
Adaptation
Screenplay
1943 Screenplay
1941 Adaptation
Screenplay
Writer
1937 Writer
1935 Screenplay
Screenplay
1933 Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
1932 Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
1931 Adaptation
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Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
1930 Writer
Dialogue
Adaptation
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Writer
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
1929 Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
1928 Writer
Writer
Writer
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Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1946 Producer
1937 Associate Producer
Producer
1925 Producer
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Directing


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