Gone With the Wind
1940
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Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director, producer and writer. [1] 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.
Actor. He is most remembered for his role of Ashley Wilkes, in the 13 Academy Award nominated film "Gone With the Wind" of 1939. During World War II, he was killed while returning to England from vacation in Portugal, when his plane was shot down by a Luftwaffe fighter plane.
Jul 1, 2024 · Leslie Howard (born April 3, 1893, London, England—died June 1, 1943, at sea) was an English actor, producer, and film director whose acting had a quiet, persuasive English charm.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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: The Man Who Gave a Damn. This new documentary (formerly known as "A Quite Remarkable Life") looks in depth at Leslie's film career both in Hollywood and Britain, featuring...
Mar 10, 2023 · Leslie Howard was a talented English stage and film actor, director, writer, and producer who was best known for his role as Ashley Wilkes, Scarlett O’Hara’s obsession in Gone with the Wind. And yet, there was far more to Leslie Howard than his fans may realize.
