Leslie Howard(1893-1943)

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Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.

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The First of the Few (1942)

Leslie Howard est né le 3 avril 1893 à Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Il était acteur et producteur. Il est connu pour It's Love I'm After (1937), Pygmalion (1938) et 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941). Il était marié à Ruth Evelyn Jessie Martin. Il est mort le 1 juin 1943 à Bay of Biscay.

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Nommé pour 2 oscars
- 19 victoires et 4 nominations au total

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Connu·e

It's Love I'm After

7,3

Film

Basil Underwood

1937

Pygmalion

7,7

Film

Professor Henry Higgins

1938

'Pimpernel' Smith

7,2

Film

Professor Horatio Smith

1941

Autant en emporte le vent

8,2

Film

Ashley Wilkes - John's Son

1939

Crédits

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Artiste

The Gentle Sex
6,2
- 'Observations of a Mere Man' spoken by
- Narrator (voice)
- 1943
Ceux qui servent en mer
7,2
- Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- 1942
The First of the Few
7,0
- R.J. Mitchell
- 1942
49e Parallèle
7,3
- Philip Armstrong Scott (The Canadians)
- 1941
'Pimpernel' Smith
7,2
- Professor Horatio Smith
- 1941
Common Heritage
7,4
Court métrage
- Narrator (voice)
- 1940
Autant en emporte le vent
8,2
- Ashley Wilkes - John's Son
- 1939
Intermezzo: A Love Story
6,6
- Holger Brandt
- 1939
Pygmalion
7,7
- Professor Henry Higgins
- 1938
Stand-In
6,7
- Atterbury Dodd
- 1937
It's Love I'm After
7,3
- Basil Underwood
- 1937
Romeo and Juliet
6,5
- Romeo - Son to Montague
- 1936
La Forêt pétrifiée
7,5
- Alan Squier
- 1936
The Scarlet Pimpernel
7,3
- Sir Percy Blakeney
- 1934
British Agent
6,1
- Stephen Locke
- 1934

Production

The Lamp Still Burns
6,2
- production
- 1943
The Gentle Sex
6,2
- production
- 1943
The First of the Few
7,0
- production
- 1942
'Pimpernel' Smith
7,2
- production
- 1941
Intermezzo: A Love Story
6,6
- associate producer
- 1939
The Temporary Lady
Court métrage
- production
- 1921
Too Many Cooks
Court métrage
- production
- 1921
Twice Two
Court métrage
- production
- 1920
Five Pounds Reward
Court métrage
- production
- 1920
The Bump
Court métrage
- production
- 1920
Bookworms
5,9
Court métrage
- production
- 1920

Réalisation

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Données personnelles

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autres noms
- Mr. Leslie Howard
Taille
- 5′ 10½″ (1,79 m)
Naissance
- 3 avril 1893
- Forest Hill, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Décédé(e)
- 1 juin 1943
- Bay of Biscay(victime de guerre)
Conjoint(e)
- Ruth Evelyn Jessie Martin3 mars 1916 - 1 juin 1943 (son décès, 2 enfants)
Membres de la famille
Autres travaux
Stage: Appeared (as "Hon. Sir Calverton Shiplay"; Broadway debut) in "Just Suppose" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by A.E. Thomas. Henry Miller's Theatre: 1 Nov 1920-Jan 1921 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: Patricia Collinge (as "Linda Lee Stafford"), Laurence Eddinger, William Keighley (as "Montgomery Warren"), Fred Kerr, Geoffrey Kerr, George Pauncefort, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen (as "Mrs. Carter Stafford").
Offres publicitaires

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Anecdotes
Died while a passenger on board British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Flight #777-A, a Douglas Aircraft DC-3 named "Ibis," with four crew members and 13 other passengers, on a flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England, on June 1, 1943 when it was attacked and shot down by eight German Junkers Ju 88 fighter planes of KG 40 off the north coast of Spain. It crashed into the Bay of Biscay killing all 17 on board.

Citations
[Describing one of his Autant en emporte le vent (1939) costumes]: I look like that sissy doorman at the Beverly Wilshire, a fine thing at my age.