H. Bruce Humberstone | |
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 Humberstone in 1925 | |
| Born | November 18, 1901 Buffalo, New York, US |
| Died | October 11, 1984 (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 |
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.
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]
