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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Born | (1901-11-18)November 18, 1901 Buffalo, New York, US |
Died | October 11, 1984(1984-10-11) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, US |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Lucky Humberstone |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1924–1966 |
Employer | 20th Century Fox |
Notable work | Sun Valley Serenade I Wake Up Screaming To the Shores of Tripoli |
Humberstone was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Miami Military Academy in Miami, Florida.[1]
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.
Humberstone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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]
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