Ernest Howard Culbertson

Ernest Howard Culbertson, also known as E. H. Culbertson and Howard Culbertson, (April 29, 1886, New York – July 1972, New York City) was an American newsreel editor, journalist, playwright, and screenwriter. Educated in Washington D. C., Culbertson began his career working for William Randolph Hearst as a features writer for ''The Washington Times''. A pioneer in newsreel journalism, he was appointed head of the features department for William Fox's newly created ''Fox News'' in 1919; the organization that invented the newsreel. He later worked as a newsreel editor for ''Universal Newsreel''. As a dramatist he is best known for the play ''Goat Alley'' which was first staged on Broadway in 1921 and later revived in 1927. He also wrote screenplays for films made by Pathé Exchange and Paramount Pictures, and was a writer for the 1937 CBS Radio program ''Living Dramas of the Bible''. Provided by Wikipedia