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He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard played Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Jul 1, 2024 · Leslie Howard was an English actor, producer, and film director whose acting had a quiet, persuasive English charm. After working as a bank clerk, Howard served in World War I, where he was able to strengthen an early interest in the stage.
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Leslie Howard was a British actor, producer and director who starred in many films, including Gone with the Wind, Pygmalion and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He was also a war hero who died in 1943 when his plane was shot down by German fighters.
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- Forest Hill, London, England, UK
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- Bay of Biscay
Leslie Howard was an English actor, director, and producer best known for playing Ashley Wilkes in ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Known for his quintessential Englishness which made him the perfect choice to play sophisticated and suave gentlemen, he began his career as a stage actor.
This new documentary (formerly known as "A Quite Remarkable Life") looks in depth at Leslie's film career both in Hollywood and Britain, featuring exclusive interviews with Leslie's surviving...
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The shootdown was the climax of a series of odd events that grabbed the attention of the world, not because a plane was lost—this was wartime after all—but because one of the casualties was actor Leslie Howard, one of the best-known screen performers of his time.
Leslie Howard was a British actor, director and writer who starred in many classic films, such as Gone with the Wind, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Petrified Forest. He died in 1943 when his plane was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay.
