Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook (actually: Howard Bolles, born July 11, 1884 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, † July 16, 1978 in Los Angeles ) was an award-winning American screenwriter.
Biography
Howard Estabrook came at the age of 20 years to show business. In New York, he appeared as an actor on some plays. From 1914 he also worked as an actor in the film. Five times he took on the director's chair. 1917 Estabrook left the film industry and worked in the economy. In 1921 he returned to the film business and has held various positions. In 1924 he produced himself for the first time a movie.
Estabrook turned the 1928 scriptwriting to. 50 of his screenplays have been filmed, he produced two of those movies. In 1930, he was together with his colleague Lenore J. Coffee for the script of the drama Street of Chance (directed by John Cromwell, with William Powell and Kay Francis ) nominated for an Oscar. At the next Oscar ceremony 1931 he was the coveted statue for his screenplay of the Western pioneers of the Wild West (directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne ) accept. By 1959, he was active as a screenwriter.
Howard Estabrook was married twice. At the age of 94 years he died on 16 July 1978.