This page will contain external links about Leslie Howard, as they become available.Leslie HowardLeslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was a British film actor of Hungarian descent. Born Leslie Howard Stainer in Forest Hill, London, Howard's classic good looks won him his first screen role in a 1914 silent film, following which he served in World War I, his military career being cut short due to case of severe shell shock.
Howard proceeded to play stiff-upper-lipped Englishmen in films such as Berkeley Square (1933, for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Pygmalion (1938) (in which he played Professor Higgins, and earned another Oscar nomination), and Pimpernel Smith (1941). In 1936, Howard appeared in the film Petrified Forest. It was Howard who insisted that Humphrey Bogart appear in the film as gangster, Duke Manatee. They had appeared in the play together on Broadway. Howard and Bogart became lifelong friends, the Bogarts named their daughter Leslie Howard after him. This image helped win him the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind (1939), but he was uncomfortable with Hollywood and returned to Britain to help with the war effort. In 1943, he visited Lisbon (some say on a secret mission), and, on the return flight, his plane was shot down by enemy forces, possibly because the Germans believed the prime minister, Winston Churchill, to be on board. Howard was married to Ruth Martin in 1916, they had two children, a son, Ronald, and a daughter, Leslie Ruth. His younger brother, Arthur, was also an actor, primarily in British comedies. This page about Leslie Howard includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Leslie Howard News stories about Leslie Howard External links for Leslie Howard Videos for Leslie Howard Wikis about Leslie Howard Discussion Groups about Leslie Howard Blogs about Leslie Howard Images of Leslie Howard |
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His younger brother, Arthur, was also an actor, primarily in British comedies. Books: (incomplete). Howard was married to Ruth Martin in 1916, they had two children, a son, Ronald, and a daughter, Leslie Ruth. Filmography:. In 1943, he visited Lisbon (some say on a secret mission), and, on the return flight, his plane was shot down by enemy forces, possibly because the Germans believed the prime minister, Winston Churchill, to be on board. He is the son of the long-time mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, about whom he also made a film. This image helped win him the role of Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind (1939), but he was uncomfortable with Hollywood and returned to Britain to help with the war effort. Amos Kollek is a film director, writer and actor, born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1947. Howard and Bogart became lifelong friends, the Bogarts named their daughter Leslie Howard after him. Don't Ask Me If I Love (1971). They had appeared in the play together on Broadway. Goodbye, New York (aka Crazy House) (1985). It was Howard who insisted that Humphrey Bogart appear in the film as gangster, Duke Manatee. Forever, Lulu (aka Crazy Streets) (1987). In 1936, Howard appeared in the film Petrified Forest. High Stakes (aka Melanie Rose) (1989). Howard proceeded to play stiff-upper-lipped Englishmen in films such as Berkeley Square (1933, for which he was nominated for a Best
Actor Academy Award), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Pygmalion (1938) (in which he played Professor Higgins, and
earned another Oscar nomination), and Pimpernel Smith (1941). Lahav Hatzui (aka Double Edge) (aka Three Weeks in Jerusalem) (1992). Sue (aka Sue Lost in Manhattan) (1997). Fiona (1998). Fast Food, Fast Women (2000). Angela (2000). Queenie in Love (2001). A Bitter Glory (2001) (TV). Beirut (2001). Bridget (2002). Music (2003). |