Leslie Howard

Acting

Leslie Howard

Born April 3, 1893 · Forest Hill, London, England, UK

Died June 1, 1943 · aged 50

Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was an English actor, director and producer. 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). He had roles in many other films, often pl…

Known For

Gone with the WindGone with the Wind · 1939
Gone with the Wind
7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
49th Parallel49th Parallel · 1941
49th Parallel
7.01941
MovieWarThriller
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
The Petrified ForestThe Petrified Forest · 1936
The Petrified Forest
7.11936
MovieCrimeDrama
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
Of Human BondageOf Human Bondage · 1934
Of Human Bondage
6.51934
MovieDramaRomance
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
PygmalionPygmalion · 1938
Pygmalion
7.01938
MovieComedyDrama
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet · 1936
Romeo and Juliet
6.31936
MovieDramaRomance
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
"Pimpernel" Smith"Pimpernel" Smith · 1941
"Pimpernel" Smith
7.11941
MovieAdventureDrama
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
In Which We ServeIn Which We Serve · 1942
In Which We Serve
6.71942
MovieDramaWar
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

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