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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.
Leslie Howard. Actor: Pygmalion. Leslie Howard Steiner was born in London to Lilian (Blumberg) and Ferdinand "Frank" Steiner. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and his English mother was of German Jewish and mostly English descent.
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.
Leslie Howard. Actor: Pygmalion. Leslie Howard Steiner was born in London to Lilian (Blumberg) and Ferdinand "Frank" Steiner. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and his English mother was of German Jewish and mostly English descent.
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...
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 Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer. 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.
May 18, 2018 · Born: Leslie Howard Stainer (some sources say Laszlo Horvath) in London, 3 April 1893. Education: Dulwich College, London. Military Service: Discharged from service in World War I suffering from shell shock. Family: Married Ruth Evelyn Martin, son: Ronald; daughter: Leslie Ruth.
Debonair English actor Leslie Howard excelled at playing disillusioned intellectuals and gallant gentlemen on the stages and screens of Britain and America for nearly 30 years.
