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Children. 2, including Ronald. 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. Active in both Britain and Hollywood ...
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 went to Dulwich College, then worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I, when he ...
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Mar 30, 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. 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. 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 went to Dulwich College, then worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I, when he ...
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- June 1, 1943
May 29, 2020 · 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...
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Actor, director, producer Leslie Howard, circa 1938. Howard was one of 17 passengers aboard DC-3 BOAC Flight 777-A when it was shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 maritime fighter aircraft. Two books focusing on the final flight, “Flight 777” (Ian Colvin, 1957), and “In Search of My Father: A Portrait of Leslie Howard” (Ronald Howard ...
Leslie Howard. Biography. 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.
