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Howard Estabrook

Howard Estabrook

Known For Writing
Birthday Jul 11, 1884
Died Jul 16, 1978 (94)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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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 h ... is 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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The Mysteries of Myra

The Mysteries of Myra

1916

as Dr. Payson Alden

Four Feathers

Four Feathers

1915

as Captain Harry Faversham

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

Writer

Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Screenplay

Passion

Passion

1954

Adaptation

Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

Story

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

Adaptation

Dakota

Dakota

1945

Adaptation

Heavenly Days

Heavenly Days

1944

Screenplay, Story

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

Screenplay, Adaptation

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

Screenplay

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

Adaptation

International Lady

International Lady

1941

Screenplay

New Wine

New Wine

1941

Writer

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

Additional Writing

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

Writer

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

Screenplay

Way Down East

Way Down East

1935

Screenplay

Sweepings

Sweepings

1933

Screenplay

The Masquerader

The Masquerader

1933

Screenplay

The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

Screenplay

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

Writer

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

Screenplay

The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1932

Story

Roar of the Dragon

Roar of the Dragon

1932

Screenplay

Cimarron

Cimarron

1931

Writer

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

1931

Screenplay

Are These Our Children?

Are These Our Children?

1931

Adaptation

The Woman Between

The Woman Between

1931

Writer

Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1930

Screenplay

Kismet

Kismet

1930

Dialogue, Adaptation

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

Writer

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1930

Writer

Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

1930

Writer

Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up

1930

Writer

Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

Adaptation

The Virginian

The Virginian

1929

Screenplay

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

1929

Screenplay

She Goes to War

She Goes to War

1929

Writer

Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

1928

Writer

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1928

Writer

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1928

Writer

The Port of Missing Girls

The Port of Missing Girls

1928

Screenplay

Heavenly Days

Heavenly Days

1944

Director

Are These Our Children?

Are These Our Children?

1931

Director

The Wild Girl

The Wild Girl

1917

Director

Giving Becky a Chance

Giving Becky a Chance

1917

Director

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

Producer

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

Producer

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

Associate Producer

North Star

North Star

1925

Producer

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