Leslie Howard's Death
Born (Birthday) April 3, 1893
Death Date June 1, 1943
Age of Death 50 years
Cause of Death Aviation Accident and Incident
Profession Movie Actor
The movie actor Leslie Howard died at the age of 50. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
He became known as Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind, and appeared in many acclaimed films from the ’30s, including The Petrified Forest. His other credits include Of Human Bondage, Intermezzo, and Berkeley Square.
His son Ronald played Sherlock Holmes in the ’50s TV series, Sherlock Holmes.
Quotes
"The truth is that to enjoy acting one must be an exhibitionist at heart, one must revel in those exposures of the emotions which would be agonizing to a shy or reserved person. All the great actors have been and are exhibitionists.
"I can’t think of anything more exciting than trying to be an actor.
"What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true personality from his audience.
"Don’t think I am not homesick for America. I say ‘homesick’ advisedly because I am a man with two homes – America, which gave me hospitality for many happy years, and where my daughter was born; and my native England.