- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJean Frances Speegle
- Jean Speegle Howard was born on January 31, 1927 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Apollo 13 (1995), Scrooged (1988) and Cocoon (1985). She was married to Rance Howard. She died on September 2, 2000 in Burbank, California, USA.
- SpouseRance Howard(October 5, 1949 - September 2, 2000) (her death, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesBryce Dallas Howard(Grandchild)Paige Howard(Grandchild)Reed Howard(Grandchild)Jocelyn Howard(Grandchild)Theodore Gabel(Great Grandchild)Beatrice Howard(Great Grandchild)
- Daughter of Louise (Dewey) and William Allen Speegle.
- Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before being hit by a truck forcing her return to Oklahoma after coming out of a coma after 10 days.
- Gave up her dreams to be an actress after she and her husband Rance Howard moved to New York to pursue an acting career. She became the family breadwinner by becoming a typist for CBS.
- Met her future husband Harold Beckenholdt (Rance Howard) in drama class at the University of Oklahoma when paired with him in a two-person scene study by elder classman Dennis Weaver.
- After moving to New York City with her husband to pursue an acting career, she worked at Macy's at the perfume counter and at the Copacabana as a hatcheck girl.
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