Yvonne Howell
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| Born | Julia Rose Shevlin July 31, 1905 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 2010 (aged 104) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | American film actress |
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| Children | George Stevens Jr. |
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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's mother was vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell and her father was Benjamin Vincent Shevlin.[citation needed]
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.[2]
Howell died aged 104 on May 27, 2010, from cardiac arrest at her residence of Hollywood.[3]
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
- ^ Editorial correction Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2010; page A4
- ^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2010; page AA6.
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