History Creator / LeslieHoward

Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was a British actor, director and producer.

* ''Film/{{Secrets|1933}}'' (1933)
* ''Literature/OfHumanBondage'' (1934)

* ''Film/StandIn'' (1937)
* ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'' (1938, co-directed with Anthony Asquith)

His death in the middle of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII happened when his plane was shot down. He was involved in the war with anti-German propganda, and rumoured to have been involved with British or Allied Intelligence, leading to conspiracy theories regarding his death, but there is also a long-standing rumor that it was because Howard's manager and he resembled Winston Churchill and his usual bodyguard, causing the Germans to shoot the plane down in mistake thinking it was the Prime Minister himself on board.

Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in ''Film/GoneWiththeWind'' (1939). He had roles in many other notable films, often playing the QuintessentialBritishGentleman, being nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor for ''Berkeley Square'' (1938) and ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'' (1938).

Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was a British actor and director. His death in the middle of WWII happened when his plane was shot down. He was involved in the war with anti-German propganda. There's a long-standing rumor that it was because Howard's manager and he resembled Winston Churchill and his usual bodyguard, causing the Germans to shoot the plane down in mistake thinking it was the Prime Minister himself on board.

* ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'' (1938) (co-directed with Anthony Asquith)

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* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' (1936)

Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was a British actor and director.

* ''Film/{{Secrets|1933}}''

Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was a British actor and director. He can be considered the Creator/TomHiddleston of TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood due to their physical resemblances to one another and similar gentleman-like acting in films.

Leslie Howard (3 April 1893 – 1 June 1943) was a British actor and director.

* BadassBookworm: Often cast as dreamy intellectuals or [[UpperclassTwit upperclass twits]] with hidden reserves of strength. Also applied to Howard in real life, as he was both a patron of the arts and an accomplished pilot.

* TheFilmOfTheBook: Most of his films are based on popular or classic literature.

* BadassBookworm: Often cast as dreamy intellectuals or UpperclassTwits with hidden reserves of strength. Also applied to Howard in real life, as he was both a patron of the arts and an accomplished pilot.

* BadassBookworm: Often cast as dreamy intellectuals or upperclass twits with hidden reserves of strength. Also applied to Howard in real life, as he was both a patron of the arts and an accomplished pilot.