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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 Gone with the Wind (1939).
May 28, 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.
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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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May 29, 2020 · Learn about the life and death of Leslie Howard, a star of Gone With the Wind, Pygmalion and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Was he a spy or a victim of Nazi attack in WWII?
This new documentary (formerly known as "A Quite Remarkable Life") looks in depth at Leslie's film career both in Hollywood and Britain, featuring exclusive interviews with Leslie's...
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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 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.
