Yvonne Howell
Yvonne Howell | |
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| Born | Julia Rose Shevlin July 31, 1905 |
| Died | May 27, 2010 (aged 104) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | American film actress |
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| Children | George Stevens Jr. |
| Mother | Alice Howell |
Yvonne Howell (born Julia Rose Shevlin; July 31, 1905 – May 27, 2010) was an actress whose career began in silent films.[1]
Biography
[edit]Howell was born Julia Rose Shevlin. Her parents were vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell and Benjamin Vincent Shevlin.[2]
In 1930, she became the first wife of then cameraman George Stevens, an Academy Award-winning film director. They divorced in 1947. Their son, George Stevens Jr., was founding director of the American Film Institute.[3]
Howell died aged 104 on May 27, 2010, from cardiac arrest at her residence of Hollywood.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Working Girls (1931)
- Take Me Home (1928)
- Hop Off (1928) Short
- Great Mail Robbery (1927)
- Somewhere in Sonora (1927)
- Fashions for Women (1927)
- The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. (1926) Short
- A Fraternity Mixup (1926) Short
- Flaming Flappers (1925) Short
- Transients in Arcadia (1925) Short
- Harem Follies (1924) Short
References
[edit]- ^ Yvonne Stevens, 1920s silent-film comedic and dramatic actress, dies at age 104, Washington Post, June 3, 2010
- ^ Slide, Anthony (August 29, 2016). She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-0842-4. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Editorial correction Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2010; page A4
- ^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2010; page AA6.
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