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Esther Howard

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American actress (1892-1965)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Building a house
  • KinderUnits

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Film & TV

Butte, Montana, USA

Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by…

Known for

  • Caught on the Bounce — Aunt Tildy1952
  • All That I Have — Mrs. Dalton1951
  • No Man of Her Own — Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)1950
  • Caged — Grace (uncredited)1950
  • The Crooked Way — Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)1949
  • The Lady Gambles — Gross Lady1949
  • Hellfire — Birdie1949
  • Champion — Mrs. Kelly1949
  • Homicide — Mrs. Brucker, Landlady1949
  • The Velvet Touch — Pansy Dupont1948

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1946-01-14
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Esther
Family name
Howard
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Helena
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Esther Howard in The Sweetheart Shop.jpg
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writing language
English language
date of death
1965-03-08
date of birth
1892-04-04
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Esther Howard
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