RPPC 1930s Leslie Howard Movie Film Actor Director Producer Real Photo Postcard

Description: Up for sale is an original 1930s Vintage RPPC Real Photo Postcard of Movie Actor, Director & Producer Leslie Howard. Bio: Leslie Howard Steiner was born in London to Lilian (Blumberg) and Ferdinand "Frank" Steiner. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and his English mother was of German Jewish and mostly English descent. Leslie went to Dulwich College, then worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I, when he went into the army. In 1917, diagnosed as shell-shocked, he was invalided out and advised to take up acting as therapy. In a few years, his name was famous on the stages of London and New York. He made his first movie in 1914: (The Heroine of Mons (1914)). He became known as the perfect Englishman (slim, tall, intellectual, and sensitive), a part that he played in many movies which set women to dreaming about him. His first sound movie came out in 1930: Outward Bound (1930), an adaptation of the stage play in which he starred. In Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) and Smilin' Through (1932), he played the Englishman role to the hilt. His screen persona could perhaps best be summed up by his role as Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), a foppish society gentleman. It was Howard who insisted that Humphrey Bogart get the role of Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), a role that Bogart had played in the stage production. As he became more successful, he also became quite picky about which roles he would do, and usually performed in only two films a year. In 1939, he played the character that will always be associated with him, that of Ashley Wilkes, the honor-bound, disillusioned intellectual Southern gentleman, in Gone with the Wind (1939). However, war clouds were gathering over England, and he devoted all his energy on behalf of the war effort. He directed films, wrote articles and made radio broadcasts. He died in 1943, when the KLM plane he was in was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay. - IMDB Please see the images of this item above for a better idea of condition. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding this item and we will respond quickly. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR EBAY STORE LOVINGEVERYTHINGNOSTALGIC We always pack to ensure your items arrive to you safely. I am always happy to combine shipping whenever possible. Just let us know after you are done placing items in your cart and we will provide you with a combined shipping invoice. . I will be listing many more postcards, victorian trade cards, movie posters and lobby cards and other paper collectibles as well as other collectible toys, etc. on a daily / weekly basis so please be sure to add me to your favorite sellers list. I will always do my best to solve any problems you may experience... so please contact me with any issues you may have prior to leaving negative / neutral feedback. Thank you for allowing us to be your source with addressing your collectible needs.

Price: 29.99 USD

Location: Talking Rock, Georgia

End Time: 2024-12-04T17:50:43.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.75 USD