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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. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard played Ashley Wilkes in ...
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Mar 30, 2024 · Leslie Howard Steiner. Born: April 3, 1893, London, England. Died: June 1, 1943, at sea (aged 50) 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 ...
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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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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 went into the army. In 1917, diagnosed as shell ...
- April 3, 1893
- June 1, 1943
May 29, 2020 · The DC-3 pictured was shot down over the Bay of Biscay on 1 June 1943 while en route from Whitchurch (near Bristol) to Lisbon. Amongst the passengers killed was the actor Leslie Howard. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) The civilian plane, owned by KLM, had survived two other air attacks before Leslie Howard got on board.
With the World War II looming large, Leslie Howard returned to England to help with the war effort. 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 ...
