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Leslie Howard (I) (1893–1943)

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Leslie Howard Stainer was born to Hungarian parents in London, and went to Dulwich College. After school, he worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I, when he went into the army. In 1917, diagnosed as shell-shocked, he was invalided out and advised to take up acting as therapy. In a few years... See full bio »

Born:

Leslie Howard Steiner
in Forest Hill, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 50) in Bay of Biscay
Still of Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest Still of Vivien Leigh and Leslie Howard in Gone with the Wind Leslie Howard c. 1931 Olivia de Havilland & Leslie Howard Leslie Howard c. 1931
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Filmography

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1943 The Gentle Sex
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 In Which We Serve
Voice (uncredited)
 
1942 Spitfire
R.J. Mitchell
 
1941 49th Parallel
Philip Armstrong Scott
 
1941 'Pimpernel' Smith
Professor Horatio Smith
 
1940 Common Heritage (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Ashley - His Son
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story
Holger
 
1938 Pygmalion
Professor Henry Higgins
 
1937 Stand-In
Atterbury Dodd
 
1937 It's Love I'm After
Basil Underwood
 
1936 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo - Son to Montague
 
1936 The Petrified Forest
Alan Squier
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney
 
1934 British Agent
Stephen 'Steve' Locke
 
1934 The Lady Is Willing
Albert Latour
 
1934 Of Human Bondage
Philip
 
1933 Berkeley Square
Peter Standish
 
1933 Captured!
Captain Fred Allison
 
1933 Secrets
John Carlton
 
1932 The Animal Kingdom
Thomas 'Tom' Collier
 
1932 Smilin' Through
Sir John Carteret
 
1932 Reserved for Ladies
Max Tracey
 
1931 Devotion
David Trent
 
1931 Five and Ten
Berry Rhodes
 
1931 A Free Soul
Dwight Winthrop
 
1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet
Dan
 
1930 Outward Bound
Tom Prior
 
1920 Bookworms (short)
Richard
 
1920 Five Pounds Reward (short)
Tony Marchmont
 
1919 The Lackey and the Lady
Tony Dunciman
 
1917 The Happy Warrior
Rollo
 
1914 The Heroine of Mons (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1943 The Lamp Still Burns (producer)
 
1943 The Gentle Sex (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 Spitfire (producer)
 
1941 'Pimpernel' Smith (producer)
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story (associate producer)
 
1921 Too Many Cooks (short) (producer)
 
1920 Bookworms (short) (producer)
 
1920 Five Pounds Reward (short) (producer)
 
1920 The Bump (short) (producer)
 
1920 Twice Two (short) (producer)
 
1920 The Temporary Lady (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1943 The Gentle Sex
 
1942 Spitfire
 
1941 'Pimpernel' Smith
 
1938 Pygmalion
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story (performer: "Intermezzo" 1936)
 
1937 Stand-In (performer: "That Old Feeling" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel ("God Save the King!" 1744 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1942 From the Four Corners (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1943 War in the Mediterranean (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 From the Four Corners (short)
Himself (as A Passer-By)
 
1942 The White Eagle (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (short)
Himself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Diálogos de cine (TV movie)
Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
 
2008 Waiting for Hockney (documentary)
Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel (archive footage: "The Scarlet Pimpernel" [1934])
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV documentary)
Himself (1939)
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Petrified Forest' (uncredited)
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'
 
1988 South of Reno
Clip from 'Of Human Bondage' (uncredited)
 
1984 Ingrid (documentary)
Himself, clip from 'Intermezzo' (uncredited)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clip from 'Intermezzo' (uncredited)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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In Which We Serve -- This "story of a ship," the British destroyer HMS Torrin, is told in flash backs by survivors as they cling to a life raft. The Petrified Forest -- Trailer for this film based on the Broadway hit The Scarlet Pimpernel -- Leslie Howard plays Sir Percy Blakeney, an 18th century English aristocrat who leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1922). Stage Play: The Truth About Blayds. Comedy/tragedy. Written by A.A. Milne. Directed by Winthrop Ames. Booth Theatre: 14 Mar 1922- Jun 1922 (closing date unknown/108 performances). Cast: Alexandra Carlisle (as "Isobel"), Gilbert Emery (as "A.L. Royce"), Vane Featherston (as... See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

A Passer-By

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I looked around for some kind of contribution I could make -- some kind of war work I could do. For a long time it was very difficult. There were millions of fellows about my age all looking for the same thing. Desperate, I went to see Duff Cooper and asked him if I should go back in the army. I was in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry in the last war... See more »

Trivia:

Disclosed in 1944, Leslie Howard left an estate totaling $251,000. The majority was held in trust to his widow, son and daughter. Howard had also left a Beverly Hills home to his secretary, Violette Cunnington (with whom he was rumored to be having an affair), but she had died six months before his own death. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries