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Willie Howard(1886-1949)

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Willie Howard
Willie Howard was born on 13 April 1886 in Neustadt, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Smart Way (1937), How to Go to a French Restaurant (1941) and Playboy Number One (1937). He was married to Emily Miles. He died on 14 January 1949 in Paramus, New Jersey, USA.
BornApril 13, 1886
DiedJanuary 14, 1949(62)
BornApril 13, 1886
DiedJanuary 14, 1949(62)
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Willie Howard in The Smart Way (1937)
The Smart Way
6.1
Short
  • Professor Pierre Ginsberg
  • 1937
How to Go to a French Restaurant
4.4
Short
  • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
  • 1941
Playboy Number One (1937)
Playboy Number One
3.8
Short
  • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
  • 1937
The Miss They Missed (1938)
The Miss They Missed
5.7
Short
  • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
  • 1938

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  • Comes the Revolution
    3.6
    Short
    • Revolutionary
    • 1941
  • On Guard
    4.4
    Short
    • Willie
    • 1941
  • How to Go to a French Restaurant
    4.4
    Short
    • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
    • 1941
  • Pardon My Accident (1938)
    Pardon My Accident
    5.6
    Short
    • Prof. Pierre Ginsbairge
    • 1938
  • The Miss They Missed (1938)
    The Miss They Missed
    5.7
    Short
    • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
    • 1938
  • Playboy Number One (1937)
    Playboy Number One
    3.8
    Short
    • Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
    • 1937
  • Willie Howard in The Smart Way (1937)
    The Smart Way
    6.1
    Short
    • Professor Pierre Ginsberg
    • 1937
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Powell in Le règne de la joie (1937)
    Le règne de la joie
    6.7
    • The Waiter
    • 1937
  • The Affairs of Pierre
    5.2
    Short
    • Prof. Pierre Gynsbairge
    • 1937
  • John Boles and Gladys Swarthout in La rose du ranch (1936)
    La rose du ranch
    6.3
    • Pancho Spiegelgass
    • 1936
  • Wendy Barrie and John Howard in Radio-Crochet (1935)
    Radio-Crochet
    7.3
    • Tony Pagano
    • 1935
  • I'm Telling You
    Short
    • Willie
    • 1931
  • Simply Killing
    Short
    • 1931
  • The Fatal Card
    Short
    • 1930
  • The Thirteenth Prisoner
    Short
    • Willie - The Thirteenth Prisoner
    • 1930

Soundtrack



  • John Boles and Gladys Swarthout in La rose du ranch (1936)
    La rose du ranch
    6.3
    • performer: "Tyrone Shapiro"
    • 1936
  • I'm Telling You
    Short
    • performer: "Sweepin' the Clouds Away" (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Howard Brothers
  • Born
    • April 13, 1886
    • Neustadt, Germany
  • Died
    • January 14, 1949
    • Paramus, New Jersey, USA(liver disease)
  • Spouse
    • Emily MilesJuly 14, 1921 - October 28, 1947 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "The Passing Show of 1912" on Broadway (Broadway debut). Musical revue. Written by Louis A. Hirsch, Earl Carroll, Harold Orlob and Irving Berlin. Lyrics by George Bronson Howard. Music orchestrated by Oscar Radin and Frank Saddler. Ballet Choreographed by Theodore Kosloff. Choreographed / directed by Ned Wayburn. Winter Garden Theatre: 22 Jul 1912-16 Nov 1912 (136 performances/Note: In rotation with "The Ballet of 1830"). Cast: Adelaide & Hughes, Emile Agoust, Isabel Barclay, Dorothy Barnett, Fred Bates, Mabel Beck, Alma Braham, Bertie Britton, Nellie Brown, Florence Cable, Celeste Campbell, Hilarion Ceballos, Rosalie Ceballos, Jerry Childs, Helen Clagett, Austin Clark, Marie Corty, Charlotte Cushman, Edward Cutler, Roger Davis, May Dealy, Elinore Dell, Ethel Dennison, Marie Earle, Harry Fox, Lottie Franklin, Etta Franklin, Trixie Friganza, Edward Gordon, Edward Grant, Fannie Grant, Sydney Grant, Bessie Gray, Charlotte Greenwood, Agnes Hall, Grace Hall, Herbert Hall, Ernest Hare, Lillian Harris, Clarence Harvey, Olga Hempstone, Margie Herman, Henry Holt, Eugene Howard [Broadway debut], Jobyna Howland, Albert S. Howson, Kathryn Humphreys, Isabelle Jason, Alex Keene, Shirley Kellogg, Fanny Kidston, Kitty Kyle, L'Aerolia, Jack Laughlin, Clara Lloyd, Helen Lloyd, Vivian MacDonald, Louise MacFarlane, Maurie Madison, Connie Magnet, George Moon, Hazel Mooney, Greville Moore, Daniel Morris, Frances Morris, Lotta Morse, Ralph O'Brien, Alleyne Pickard, Ester Pierce, Charles J. Ross, Gertrude Rutland, Edward Scanlin, Oscar Schwartz, Betty Scott, Bessie Shannon, Esther Shannon, Clara Stanton, Ray Strath, Harry Sulkins, Lola Taylor, May Tormey, Billie Townley, Stanley Vickers, Marie Wallace, Anna Wheaton, Edith Whitney, Winona Wilkins, Maudie Worden, Emil Zajah, F. Zanfretta. Produced by The Winter Garden Company.
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    Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 223-224. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

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