J.A. Howe(1889-1962)

Director
Writer
Actor

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J.A. Howe was born on 8 August 1889 in Clay Center, Kansas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Le petit frère (1927), Stowaways and Strategy (1917) and Footballs and Frauds (1919). He was married to Esther Caroline Stevens. He died in November 1962 in New Mexico, USA.

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Known for

Harold Lloyd in Le petit frère (1927)

Le petit frère

7.6

Director

1927

Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock in Stowaways and Strategy (1917)

Stowaways and Strategy

Short

Director

1917

Footballs and Frauds

Short

Director

1919

Beauty and Booty

Short

Director

1919

Credits

Director

Call Again
6.9
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1928
Horse Shy
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1928
Behind the Counter
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1928
Dad's Choice
6.9
Short
- Director
- 1928
Find the King
7.1
Short
- Director
- 1927
Le petit frère
7.6
- co-director
- 1927
Don Key (Son of Burro)
6.2
Short
- Director
- 1926
Westward Bo
Short
- Director (a picture by)
- 1926
A Punch in the Nose
Short
- Director (as Jay Howe)
- 1926
Lame Brains
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925
In the Grease
5.5
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925
The Royal Four-Flush
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925
Wild Papa
6.7
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925
Black Hand Blues
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925
Excuse My Glove
Short
- Director (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1925

Writer

Mister Mugg
6.9
Short
- writer
- 1933
Oh! My Operation
Short
- Writer
- 1932
Lights Out
Short
- Writer
- 1932
Yoo-Hoo
5.9
Short
- story
- 1932
Union Wages
Short
- Writer
- 1932
En vitesse
7.6
- screenplay
- story (uncredited)
- 1928
The Whirlwind
6.5
Short
- Writer (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1922
Off His Trolley
Short
- story (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1920
A Villain's Broken Heart
Short
- story (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1920
A Restaurant Riot
Short
- story (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1920
The Bull Thrower
Short
- story (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1920
All for the Dough Bag
Short
- story
- 1920
Oh! You East Lynn!
Short
- Writer
- 1919
Mules and Mortgages
Short
- Writer (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1919
Jazz and Jailbirds
Short
- Writer (as Jay A. Howe)
- 1919

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Jay A. Howe
Height
- 1.73 m
Born
- August 8, 1889
- Clay Center, Kansas, USA
Died
- November 1962
- New Mexico, USA
Spouse
- Esther Caroline StevensJune 26, 1916 - ? (1 child)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Director of silent screen comedy shorts for Vitagraph and Fox, prior to joining Hal Roach.

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