Occupation American film actress | Name Yvonne Howell | |
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Full Name Julia Rose Shevlin Born July 31, 1905 ( 1905-07-31 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died May 27, 2010(2010-05-27) (aged 104)Los Angeles, California, U.S. Spouse(s) George Stevens (1930–47; divorced); 1 child | ||
Yvonne Howell (July 31, 1905 – May 27, 2010) was an actress whose career began in silent films.
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Biography
Her mother was vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell (1886–1961), and her father was Benjamin Vincent Shevlin.
In 1930, she became the first wife of then cameraman George Stevens (1904–1975), an Academy Award-winning film director. They divorced in 1947. Their son, George Stevens Jr., was founding director of the American Film Institute. After her film career ended, she was a nurse's aide at Army hospitals in Southern California during World War II and later served as a volunteer tutor.
Filmography
Actress
1931
Working Girls as
Baby (uncredited)
1928
Take Me Home as
Elsie
1928
The Junior Year (Short)
1928
Hop Off (Short)
1927
The Great Mail Robbery as
Sally
1927
Somewhere in Sonora as
Patsy
1927
Fashions for Women as
Mimi
1926
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. (Short) as
Pansy
1926
A Fraternity Mixup (Short)
1925
Flaming Flappers (Short)
1925
Transients in Arcadia (Short) as
Rosie
1924
Harem Follies (Short)
Thanks
1984
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Documentary) (thanks - as Yvonne Stevens)
Self
1984
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Documentary) as
Self (as Yvonne Stevens)
References
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