Career
Born Howard Bolles in Detroit, Michigan, Estabrook began his career in 1904 as a stage actor in New 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. In 1935, he (along with Hugh Walpole and Lenore J Coffee) adapted the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield for the 1935 film version starring West. 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.