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. 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.
Leslie Howard was a British actor, producer and director who starred in many films, including Gone with the Wind, Pygmalion and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He was also a war hero who died in 1943 when his plane was shot down by German fighters.
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- Forest Hill, London, England, UK
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- Bay of Biscay
Mar 30, 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. Adopting his stage name, he first appeared on stage in.
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May 29, 2020 · Learn about the tragic fate of Leslie Howard, a star of stage and screen who played Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. Discover his glittering career, complex personal life and mysterious plane crash during WWII.
Leslie Howard was a British actor, director and writer who starred in many classic films, such as Gone with the Wind, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Petrified Forest. He died in 1943 when his plane was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay.
- April 3, 1893
- June 1, 1943
Jun 4, 2015 · Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 10.22 EDT. The death of Leslie Howard in the air liner travelling from Lisbon must now be presumed. The actor was 50 this year, and began life as a bank clerk...
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.
