After attending Dulwich School, he worked as a bank clerk, until the outbreak of World War I, when he joined the British Army. The second had damaged a wing, but theyd got through it. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/leslie-howard-7253.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century British Film & Theater Personalities. He was preceded in death by his mother, Idalia C. Nicholas; father, Nathaniel Nicholas; son, Leslie. Try again later. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. "Flight 777" . "Notice of Change of Name by Deed Poll" in. 2020. Lauren Bacall with Stephen Humphrey Bogart and Leslie Howard Bogart attend a Gala in New Ypork City on April 1, 1989. Not associated with Leslie Howard family or estate, just a fan. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Leslie Howard I found on Findagrave.com. Verify and try again. There was an error deleting this problem. Asked why he shot down a civil aircraft, he states it was one of four such planes he shot down: "Whatever crossed our path was shot down. But he never much changed his mind about Ashley. For other people named Leslie Howard, see. Total assets. Leslie Howard died on June 1 st 1943, when the small airplane he was traveling on was shot down by the German Luftwaffe. English Born Leslie Howard Stainer in London, England, of Hungarian parents. In his memoirs, he wrote how the Nazis had mistaken Chenhalls for the Prime Minister and tried to assassinate him. But stage tours with Tallulah Bankhead and an increasingly impressive theatrical CV led to the inevitable call of Broadway and Hollywood. When Howard co-starred with Bette Davis in The Petrified Forest (1936) having earlier co-starred with her in the film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's book Of Human Bondage (1934) he reportedly insisted that Humphrey Bogart play gangster Duke Mantee, repeating his role from the stage production. [20] His daughter said he was a "remarkable man". Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. He first sprang to fame playing in Romeo and Juliet (1936) in the role of the leading man. The civilian plane, owned by KLM, had survived two other air attacks before Leslie Howard got on board. This, he revealed, was in memory of his father, who was a fan of spirits during his years on earth. Flying at 10,000 feet, Flight 777, camouflaged and cagey, was always alert but didnt anticipate particular trouble. Leslie "Bud" Howard Day, Sr., passed away with . Actor. We can look at our record without shame. Wenn Sie Ihre Auswahl anpassen mchten, klicken Sie auf Datenschutzeinstellungen verwalten. [43] On two occasions, 15 November 1942 and 19 April 1943, the camouflaged airliner had been attacked by Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters (a single aircraft and six Bf 110s, respectively) whilst en route; each time, the pilots escaped via evasive tactics. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. She appeared in "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) and The First of the Few (1942) in minor roles under the stage name of Suzanne Clair. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "dutiful" daughter of a London society family falls for a barrister, disguises herself, and takes a job as governess to his son. In 1939, he played Ashley Wilkes, an honorable, disillusioned, intellectual, southern gentlemen in "Gone With The Wind," perhaps his most remembered role. based on information from your browser. Towards the end of the Thirties, Hollywood became all-consumed with the hunt for a perfect cast for Margaret Mitchell's Civil War bestseller, Gone with the Wind. [45], The news of Howard's death was published in the same issue of The Times that reported the "death" of Major William Martin, the Man who never was created for the ruse involved in Operation Mincemeat. "The Radio Hall of Fame", It is known that Leslie Howard appeared on Rudy Vallee's show sometime in 1933 or 1934 because he made a reference to his appearance on the show that aired on 14 February 1935 stating he had been there "a year ago." Oops, something didn't work. He helped to make anti-German propaganda and shore up support for the Alliestwo years after his death the British Film Yearbook described Howard's work as "one of the most valuable facets of British propaganda". [26] First Oberleutnant Herbert Hintze, Staffelkapitn of 14 Staffel, V./Kampfgeschwader 40, and based in Bordeaux, stated that his Staffel shot down the DC-3 because it was recognized as an enemy aircraft. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor: Berkeley Square (1933) and Pygmalion (1938). (, - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana . [21], Howard and Ann Harding in The Animal Kingdom (1932), Howard and Myrna Loy in The Animal Kingdom (1932), Howard and Norma Shearer in Romeo and Juliet (1936), Romeo and Juliet (1936) lobby card with John Barrymore and Basil Rathbone, Howard and Rosamund John in The First of the Few (1942), Howard married Ruth Evelyn Martin (18951980) in March, 1916,[22] and their children Ronald "Winkie" and Leslie Ruth "Doodie" who appeared with her father and David Niven in the film The First of the Few (1942), playing the role of nurse to David Niven's character, and as a major contributor in the filmed biography of her father, Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn. This account has been disabled. They certainly didnt expect six German fighter planes to surround them, peppering the Ibis with their machine guns. Nazi fighters from occupied France, in a typical breach of a country's neutrality, shot the plane out of the sky over the Bay of Biscay. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. There was an error deleting this problem. Chenhalls wasnt a spy. In 1943 he was working on the movie The Lamp Still Burns, a study on the pressures faced by nurses in pre-NHS British hospitals, a project he did not live to complete. When the commander of the German went to check on its fate, all he saw was smoke coming from the water. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3594/leslie-howard. This effectively launched his Hollywood career. Search above to list available cemeteries. He was eager to help the war effort, but lost any support for a new film, instead being obliged to relinquish 20,000 of holdings in the US before he could leave the country. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. According to a story in the "Southeast Missourian" newspaper, Howard could be a difficult man to track down, wandering off the set between takes. This browser does not support getting your location. Howard made his American film debut in 1930, when he appeared in Outward Bound as Tom Prior, a role different from the one he had portrayed in the stage version. He was killed while returning to England from vacation in Portugal, when his plane was shot down by German fighters. [17] In the same year Howard starred with Norma Shearer in a film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1936). You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. He suffered shell shock during the Somme disaster of 1916 and was invalidated out of the army. [47] Churchill's history of World War II suggested that the Germans targeted the commercial flight because the British Prime Minister's "presence in North Africa [for the 1943 Casablanca conference] had been fully reported", and German agents at the Lisbon airfield mistook a "thickset man smoking a cigar" boarding the plane for Churchill returning to England. He had the kind of distraught air that would make people want to mother him. He became an undisputed Broadway star in Her Cardboard Lover (1927). Failed to delete flower. The celebrity son has three children from his three marriages, including a daughter named Brooke Audette, now married to the love of her life. At the outbreak of the World War I, he enlisted in the army and served as a subaltern in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry. He loved acting from a young age owing to his mothers interest in dramatics and wanted to become an actor. Howard was also a dramatist, and starred in the Broadway production of his own play Murray Hill (1927). We have still far to travel on the road to true democracy, but only the Germans have made no progress in this direction. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He played Professor Henry Higgins in the film version of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion (1938), with Wendy Hiller as Eliza, which earned Howard another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. But Leslie Howard's glittering career and complex personal life was cut tragically short when he was lost in a mysterious plane crash aged 50, the victim of a suspected Nazi anti-spy attack. It seems that principle runs strong in the Howard family. He was the perfect Professor Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion" (1938), a role that is more familiar with today's American audiences from Rex Harrison's portrayal in "My Fair Lady" (1964), which starred Audrey Hepburn. His movies from this era include A Free Soul, (1933), Berkeley Square (1933), and The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934). In June 1943, he was returning from vacation in neutral Portugal, when a German agent in Lisbon spotted a Winston Churchill double getting on board the same plane. ", "Intrepid Book Brings Spy's Life From Shadows. To the outside world, his was a perfect life. ). We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: vintagedirtbiker Added: 5 Jun 2018 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 190371551 Source citation The fact he might be mistaken for Winston Churchill from a distance would prove important. His sister Irene was a costume designer and a casting director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Votes: 9,046 | Gross: $3 . He wrote articles, made radio broadcasts, played in and directed several films, including "Common Heritage" (1940), "The Forty-Ninth Parallel" (1941), "Pimpernel Smith" (1941), "In Which We Serve" (1942), "White Eagle" (1942), "The First of the Few" (1942), and "The War in the Mediterranean" (1943). Howard's premature death preempted any autobiography. [28] There were also rumours of affairs with Norma Shearer and Myrna Loy during filming of The Animal Kingdom. In 1944, after his death, British exhibitors voted him the second most popular local star at the box office. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? His legacy, however, lives on in a canon of interesting work, not least Gone With the Wind, still the biggest box office hit of all-time when adjusted for inflation. He was offered a wig and youthful make-up and endured the interminable filming of the Oscar-winning epic with its changes of directors and constant producer interference. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? The stage, however, continued to be an important part of his career. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. But with the coming of World War II, Leslie returned to England and began working devotedly on behalf of the British war effort. He made his first movie in Try again later. But while he was more than happy to star as the creator of the Spitfire in The First of the Few (US title Spitfire) and rousing Nazi-bashing caper Pimpernel Smith, its thought his involvement went deeper. Photo of Humphrey Bogart, his wife, Lauren Bacall and son, Steven | Photo: Getty Images. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer. Failed to delete memorial. Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 - 1 June 1943) was an English stage and film actor, director, and producer. The life and death of a non-spy. The plane, Flight 777, named the Ibis, was flying over the Bay of Biscay and was lost in the sea.The bodies of all those on board, including Leslie Howard's, were never found. [25], Howard was widely known as a "ladies' man",[26] and he once said that he "didn't chase women but couldn't always be bothered to run away". The German pilots photographed the wreckage floating in the Bay of Biscay, and after the war, copies of these captured photographs were sent to Howard's family. Further merely circumstantial background evidence is revealed in Jimmy Burns's 2009 biography of his father, spymaster Tom Burns. Sorry! Howard is perhaps best remembered for his role as Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939), his last American film, but he was uncomfortable with Hollywood, and returned to Britain to help with the Second World War effort. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. [54] Via an old girlfriend, Conchita Montenegro,[54] Howard had contacts with Ricardo Gimnez Arnau, a young diplomat in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn had its world premiere broadcast on Talking Pictures TV on 27 December 2017, followed by the US TV premiere on Turner Classic Movies on 4 June 2018, which opened a month-long tribute to Howard's films. The The couple were married on May 21, 1945.. There was a problem getting your location. He played the title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), which is often considered the definitive portrayal.[16]. Try again. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. DEATH DATE Jun 1, 1943 (age 50) #94192 Most Popular. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. There was one problem she worked for the Germans. He played Matt Denant in John Galsworthy's 1927 Broadway production Escape in which he first made his mark as a dramatic actor. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Sorry! Leslie and Stephen are the children of Bacall and famed actor Humphrey Bogart. Try again. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The family of Leslie Howard Nicholas would like to announce his death on April 1, 2023. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Maurice Long intriguingly suggests that British intelligence might have had something to do with it that they were worried Howard had given away official secrets to the countess. Slim, blonde and handsome, Leslie Howards real surname was Steiner (Howard was his middle name), whod grown up in London destined to work as a bank clerk. Unidentified aircraft follows me Then, Being attacked by enemy aircraft.. Read more: The tragic life of Dads Armys John Le Mesurier. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Leslie Howard (190371551)? This English actor was good friends with Humphrey Bogart who named his daughter after him. army. This book includes insights on his family life, first impressions of America and Americans when he first moved to the United States to act on Broadway, and his views on democracy in the years prior to and during the Second World War. Both of Leslie's parents have departed from this world. Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr. Smitten by her, he wined and dined her around the Spanish capital. But Leslie Howards glittering career and complex personal life was cut tragically short when he was lost in a mysterious plane crash aged 50, the victim of a suspected Nazi anti-spy attack during WWII. Leslie Howard is best known for his role as Ashley Wilkes, the man with whom the character of Scarlett O'Hara is obsessed, in the epic film Gone with the Wind. Advertisement The star recently became a granddad, after his model daughter birthed a son, a little Audette, who is as adorable and cute as his predecessors. On June 1st 1943 he left Portugal on a commercial plane for London but never arrived. Bacall had three kids-Leslie Bogart, Stephen Bogart, and Sam Robards. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. To use this feature, use a newer browser. That show survives and can be heard on the Old Time Radio Library's website.[72]. Failed to report flower. Try again later. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Although the films produced by Minervawhich were written by A. Not much is known about the programme because the recordings have been lost, but references to the show can be found in fan magazines of the time[70] and the show is listed in The New York Times radio programme guide. Please try again later. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Howard in fact often despaired of movie acting in America, describing the all-powerful studios as sweat shops killing the best in actors and his own films as drivel. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. From 2012 to early 2014 the film remained in limbo due to these issues. Howard's production, his final stage role, lasted for only 39 performances before closing. [71] Howard was also a guest performer on such shows as The Rudy Vallee Show/Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, Lux Radio Theatre, The Silver Theatre, The Magic Key of RCA, Your Hit Parade and Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby. This account has been disabled. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. He was only fifty years old. During the same period he had the misfortune to open on Broadway in Hamlet (1936) just a few weeks after John Gielgud launched a rival production of the same play that was far more successful[11] with both critics and audiences. Kurt Russell Became 'Pa' to Goldie Hawn's Kids Whose Father Considers Them 'Dead', Iliza Shlesinger's Husband Is Famous Chef and Writer Noah Galuten All We Know About Their Marriage, Who Are Paige Hurd's Parents? Died while a passenger on board British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Flight #777-A, a Douglas Aircraft DC-3 named "Ibis," with four crew members and 13 other passengers, on a flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England, on June 1, 1943 when it was attacked and shot down by eight German Junkers Ju 88 fighter planes of KG 40 off the north coast of Spain. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? . advised to take up acting as therapy. It is unlikely that Howard appeared on the 16 November 1933 show when Margaret Sullavan appeared because he had appeared in, Series opened on WJZ's network on Wednesday, 9 May 1934 with Clive Brook appearing in an adaptation of Michael Arlen's, Episode number is transposed in the Old Time Radio Library website to "287". Educated at Dulwich College where he excelled at at polo, tennis and cricket. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Actually, he was about as nave as General Motors. I'm not nearly beautiful or young enough for Ashley, and it makes me sick being fixed up to look attractive. Britain's destiny, on the other hand, has been to uphold tolerance in religion, thought, speech, and race--the mainspring of democracy. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. He stayed in Monte Estoril, at the Hotel Atlntico, between 1 May and 4 May, then again between 8 May and 10 May and again between 25 May and 31 May 1943. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? To use this feature, use a newer browser. References And talking of Goebbels, writer Ian Colvin argues that he was jealous of Howard for befriending a world-famous movie star before the war that the German had his eye on. Lauren Bacall with Stephen Humphrey Bogart and Leslie Howard Bogart attend a Gala in New Ypork City on April 1, 1989 Full-length image of American actor Lauren Bacall smiling with her children with actor Humphrey Bogart, Leslie and Stephen Bogart, while standing in. He starred in one of the most successful movies of all-time and was a world-famous actor. Leslie's mother, Lilian (ne Bloomberg), was English. Winston Churchill blamed himself. In 1920 Howard suggested forming a film production company, British Comedy Films Ltd., to his friend Adrian Brunel. "Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave A Damn-Premier", "Leslie Howard, the favourite of stage and screen, whose brilliant dramatic readings are a delightful feature of the popular Yardley programme." There were a couple of interesting figures who joined Howard. Busy little brain, always going. He is most remembered for his role of Ashley Wilkes, in the movie "Gone With the Wind" (1939). Some think that Shervington might actually have been the target, that perhaps he was higher up in intelligence than people realised and was carrying an important package back to England. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. December 20, 2010 11:24. [27] His will revealed an estate of 62,761, the equivalent of 3million as of 2021. Family members linked to this person will appear here. But he took up a job as a bank clerk on his fathers behest. Nearly 40 years after her death, former Hollywoods's star actress, Lauren Bacall now has a new great-grandson who took after her signature ears. [29] Howard reportedly fathered a daughter - Carol Grace, born 1924 - by Rosheen Marcus; Carol married writer William Saroyan and then actor Walter Matthau. At 50 years old, Leslie Howard height is 5' 10" (1.79 m) . Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. It crashed into the Bay of Biscay killing all 17 on board. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. According to German documents, the DC-3 was shot down at .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}4607N 1015W / 46.117N 10.250W / 46.117; -10.250, some 500 miles (800km) from Bordeaux, France, and 200 miles (320km) northwest of La Corua, Spain. He died on 1 June 1943 when the KLM plane he was a passenger on was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay. Howard began his career on radio in the early 1930s when he performed dramatic readings for The Yardley Program. Is the daughter of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. "N461: Howard & Churchill". . Leslie Is the Daughter of Two Stars Who Managed to Build a Private Life. famous on the stages of London and New York. Leslie Howard Steiner was born in London, to Lilian (Blumberg) and $353,741. We have set your language to There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Leslie Howard's WW1 British Army service file, document order code WO 374/65089, The National Archives, London, published on 'The Great War Forum.org' website, 4 November 2005. Near the same coordinates where the DC-3 was shot down, the Sunderland was attacked by eight Ju 88s and, after a furious battle, it managed to shoot down three of the attackers, with an additional three "possibles", before crash-landing at Praa Sands near Penzance. [26][49] Howard had been travelling through Spain and Portugal lecturing on film, but also meeting with local propagandists and shoring up support for the Allies. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Leslie Howard Steiner's WW1 British Army service file, document order code WO 374/65089. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Estel Eforgan's Leslie Howard: The Lost Actor is a full-length book biography published in 2010. He remained active as an actor and filmmaker throughout the war period, starring in a number of war films including 49th Parallel (1941), "Pimpernel" Smith (1941), and The First of the Few (1942) the latter two of which he also directed and co-produced. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Leslie Howard (3594)? The brutality of the Germans, Churchill said, was only matched by the stupidity of their agents.. A 2008 book by Spanish writer Jos Rey Ximena[53] argues that Howard was on a top-secret mission for Churchill to dissuade Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from joining the Axis powers. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Ishiguro's novel follows, Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The NSA stated that Howard knew his aircraft was to be attacked by German fighters and sacrificed himself to protect the British code-breakers. [45], There is a monument in San Andrs de Teixido, Spain, dedicated to the victims of the crash. The celebrity son has three children from his three marriages, including a daughter named Brooke Audette, now married to the love of her life. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In a few years, his name was Goebbels personally came up with the German newspaper headline Pimpernel Smith has made his last trip!. The kid's ears stood out in the picture, just like his beautiful smile. He serves as the co-manager of the Humphrey Bogart Estate and hosts annual Bogart film festival which celebrates his late father's legendary movies. The film won the award for Best Documentary Film. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She was an actress, known for Leslie Howard - The Mystery of Flight 777 (2016). The British Film Yearbook for 1945 described Leslie Howard's work as "one of the most valuable facets of British propaganda". This is a carousel with slides. Search above to list available cemeteries. Is portrayed by Drew Barrymore in Bogie (1980) (TV). Subsequent screenings (with minor changes to the commentary) took place at the Chichester International Film Festival on 18 August 2015 at the Regent Street Cinema, London in December 2015 and at the Margaret Mitchell Museum in Atlanta in May 2016 as part of the Britweek Atlanta launch. A palatial home in Surrey with a stable of sixteen horses, another house in Beverly Hills, a devoted wife that hed married in 1916 and two kids. Show moved from 8:30pm EST to 2:00pm EST on Sundays, Appearing with Leslie Howard and Rosalind Russell were Ben Webster, Charlotte Evans, Dennis Green, John Davidson, Stefan Schnabel, Wright Kraemer, Julia Walsh, Lionel Braham and Nancy Leach; Conway Tearle, Narrator, Leslie Howard was guest producer/director filling in for Cecil B. DeMille, Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, "Patrick Gerassi, la conexin viguesa de Leslie Howard", "Leslie Howard: The Lost Actor, The life and death of a non-spy. [2], Howard was born Leslie Howard Steiner to a British mother, Lilian (ne Blumberg), and a Hungarian-Jewish father, Ferdinand Steiner, in Upper Norwood, London. Matthews, Rowan. Adopting his stage name, he first appeared on stage in . "The Radio Hall of Fame,". Movie Actor. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. In 1917, diagnosed as shell-shocked, he was invalided out and Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. In a later book "In Search of My Father," written by Leslie Howard's son, Ronald Howard, the story of the Winston Churchill double was doubted, and the attack on the airplane described as a mission of opportunity by the German fighters. [55] According to author William Stevenson in A Man called Intrepid, his biography of Sir William Samuel Stephenson (no relation), the senior representative of British Intelligence for the western hemisphere during the Second World War,[56] Stephenson postulated that the Germans knew about Howard's mission and ordered the aircraft shot down. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Add to your scrapbook. The historical romance, set in the 19th-century American South, was a critical as well as commercial success, the highest-earning film made up to that point. He was born on August 8, 1931 in Quinwood, WV to the late Charles and Elsie Humble Boone. [76][77] Howard's appearances on the BBC's Britain Speaks were broadcast to the United States from 16 July 1940, after the onset of the Second World War, urging America to enter the war in support of Britain. His son[23] became an actor and played the title role in the television series Sherlock Holmes (1954). She is a granddaughter of businessman Alton Hardy Howard and a great-niece of Alton Hardy's brother, W. L. "Jack" Howard, former mayor of Monroe. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. The story only gets more shadowy from there. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Please reset your password. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. [24] His sister Doris Stainer founded the Hurst Lodge School in Sunningdale, Berkshire, in 1945 and remained its headmistress until the 1970s. based on information from your browser. Thanks for your help! And then theres Howard himself. A compilation of his writings, Trivial Fond Records, edited and with occasional comments by his son Ronald, was published in 1982.