Yvonne Howell | |
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Born | Julia Rose Shevlin July 31, 1905
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2010
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 104)
Occupation | American film actress |
Spouse | |
Children | George Stevens Jr. |
Parent |
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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]
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]