Allen Estrin

Books Estrin wrote The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 6: Capra, Cukor and Brown, published in 1980, about directors Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Clarence Brown.

With Joseph Telushkin, Estrin also co-wrote the novel Heaven's Witness, published in 2004. Publishers Weekly offered a mostly positive review, saying "Detailed backstories, plus numerous psychoanalytical and New Age tidbits, slow the plot in places, but the past-life angle sustains interest." The Washington Examiner praised the book as "the most interesting of this year's religious mysteries." Kirkus Reviews said it was "especially good at balancing belief and skepticism about reincarnation." And the Jewish Journal called the book "a page-turning whodunit" that "raises some lofty questions about the nature of the afterlife and what happens to us after we die." CBS optioned this book for a 2005 TV movie,

Estrin is the editor of "The Honest Book of Presidents: The Men Who Shaped America", which released in 2025.

Personal life Estrin married Susan Chamberlain in 1985. He is the son of Donald and Mildred Estrin, with brothers Joel and Mark, and a sister Amy. and to a bill in California to outlaw such travel restrictions on policies.