Howard Estabrook(1884-1978)
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Detroit-born Howard Estabrook entered show business as a stage actor in
New York in 1904. He appeared in several films starting in 1914 and
even directed a few in 1917. He left films for a career in the business
world, but returned in 1921 in executive positions with various
studios, then began producing films in 1924. He soon turned to
screenwriting, and was responsible for several of what have come to be
regarded as classics of Hollywood: Hell's Angels (1930), Cimarron (1931) (for which he won
an Academy Award) and David Copperfield (1935), among others. He was also nominated for
an Academy Award for his screenplay for Street of Chance (1930).
