Biography
Howard Estabrook was an American screenwriter, director, and producer whose film career spanned 1914 to 1959. After some stage experience in Michigan, New York, and London, he became a film actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best remembered for his screenwriting, which included such films as THE VIRGINIAN (1929); HELL’S ANGELS (1930); A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT (1932); DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935); THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943); THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (1944); HEAVENLY DAYS (1944), which he also directed; and THE BIG FISHERMAN (1959). Estabrook served on the Academy Board of Governors. His screenplay for STREET OF CHANCE (1930) was nominated for an Academy Award, and he received the Academy Award for writing (adaptation) for CIMARRON (1931).
