New Thomas Hamilton’s DVD on sale
Leslie Howard: On & Off Screen (original DVD of home movies, interviews etc.) A fascinating in depth look at the home movie archive of Leslie Howard and the stories told by his daughter… Continue reading
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The Man Who Gave a Damn
Regent Street Theatre, London December 17, 2015 – 19:30 Compelling documentary on the life of a great, forgotten star of the 1930’s. For those who only know Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes in… Continue reading
Romeo and Juliet: a 1936 edition with designs by Oliver Messel
In 1936, B.T. Batsford Ltd of London published a limited edition of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with designs by Oliver Messels. The book soon became a collector’s item, especially valuable because it contains… Continue reading
The Mystery of Flight 777 – Fundraising Campaign
It was 1943, the middle of World War 2, and while it might seem unlikely that passenger planes would fly over countries who were at war with each other – a limited number… Continue reading
Master of Understatement (1935)
Master of Understatement A Hollywood Observer Finds Leslie Howard a Far Cry From the Old-Time “Scenery-Chewer” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 19, 1935 Hollywood, Nov. 19 — Understatement is a virtue practiced by few… Continue reading
Leslie Howard at the Museum of the City of New York
If you are interested in Leslie Howard’s appearances on the Broadway stages, you will be certainly thrilled, as I was, when doing a simple “Leslie Howard” search in The Museum of the City of New… Continue reading
Is Dying for Love a Thing of the Past? (1936)
Is Dying for Love a Thing of the Past? Is the tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet” possible to-day? Read the interesting and varied opinions of the artistes cast in this picture by Gladys… Continue reading
Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in “A Minuet” (1935)
On February 14, 1935, Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon played a short play in rhyme, “A Minuet” by Louis N. Parker, included in The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour radio show, commonly known as The Rudy… Continue reading
April 3, Leslie’s Birthday
A new massive update to celebrate Leslie’s Birthday: Pages and Photos from Magazines Many other pages will be added in future!