Leslie Howard was born on April 3, 1893 in Forst Hill, London,
England. On June 1, 1943 Leslie Howard passed away in the
Bay of Biscay, he was a casualty of war.
Howard made his first movie in 1930, OUTWARD BOUND. The 1939
movie GONE WITH THE WIND will be how Leslie Howard is remember
as Ahley Wilkes.
Leslie Howard is the father of actor Ronald Howard, who appeared
with him in PIMPERNEL SMITH (1941). Ronald Howard, also played
Sherlock Holmes on television. It was Leslie Howard who insisted
that Humphrey Bogart get the role of Duke Mantee, in THE PETRIFIED
FOREST (1936).
Leslie Howard produced and directed the 1942 movie SPITFIRE.
In 1933 Howard was Oscar nominated for his leading roles in
BERKELEY SQUARE.
Leslie Howard's other notable credits include...
WAR IN THE MEDITERREAN (1943)
THE FIRST OF THE FEW (1942)
IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER (1937)
ROMEO AND JULIET (1936)
THE ANIMAL KINGDON (1932)
SERVICE FOR LADIES (1932)
OUTWARD BOUND (1930)
THE HAPPY WARRIOR (1917)
