H._Bruce_Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone

American film director

H. Bruce "Lucky" Humberstone (November 18, 1901 – October 11, 1984) was an American film director. He was previously a movie actor (as a child), a script clerk, and an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding, and Allan Dwan.

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Early years

Humberstone was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Miami Military Academy in Miami, Florida.[1]

Film

One of 28 founders of the Directors Guild of America, Humberstone worked on several silent movie films for 20th Century Fox. Humberstone did not specialize; he worked on comedies, dramas, and melodramas. Humberstone is best known today for the seminal film noir I Wake Up Screaming (1941) and his work on some of the Charlie Chan films. In the 1950s, Humberstone worked mostly on TV. He retired in 1966.

Recognition

Humberstone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Death

Humberstone died of pneumonia in Woodland Hills, California, on October 11, 1984, aged 82,[1] and was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.[2]

Partial filmography as director

References

  1. [1]
    Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries
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