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Esther Howard

Esther Howard

Birthday: 1892-04-02 | Place of Birth: Butte, Montana, USA

Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
All That I Have

as    Mrs. Dalton

1949
Hellfire

as    Birdie

1947
Born to Kill

as    Mrs. Kraft

1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as    Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor

1946
The Falcon's Alibi

as    Gloria Peabody

1946
A Letter for Evie

as    Mrs. Edgewaters

1945
The Great Flamarion

as    Cleo

1945
Detour

as    Hedy

1944
Murder, My Sweet

as    Jesse Florian

1942
My Favorite Blonde

as    Mrs. Topley

1940
Alex in Wonderland

as    Blanche - Fred's Wife

1940
San Francisco Docks

as    Jean-Beauty Shop owner

1940
Boobs in the Woods

as    Mrs. Clyde

1938
Swing, Sister, Swing

as    Miss Fredericks

1937
Stand-In

as    Mrs, Mack

1937
Rhythm in the Clouds

as    Mrs. Madigan

1937
Partners in Crime

as    Mrs. Wagon

1936
Klondike Annie

as    Fanny Radler

1935
The Misses Stooge

as    The Hostess