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Yvonne Howell

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Yvonne Howell
Born
Julia Rose Shevlin

(1905-07-31)July 31, 1905
DiedMay 27, 2010(2010-05-27) (aged 104)
OccupationAmerican film actress
Spouse
(m. 1930; div. 1947)
ChildrenGeorge Stevens Jr.
MotherAlice Howell

Yvonne Howell (born Julia Rose Shevlin; July 31, 1905 – May 27, 2010) was an actress whose career began in silent films.[1]

Biography

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Howell was born Julia Rose Shevlin. Her parents were vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell and Benjamin Vincent Shevlin.[2]

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.[3]

Howell died aged 104 on May 27, 2010, from cardiac arrest at her residence of Hollywood.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Yvonne Stevens, 1920s silent-film comedic and dramatic actress, dies at age 104, Washington Post, June 3, 2010
  2. ^ Slide, Anthony (August 29, 2016). She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-0842-4. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Editorial correction Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2010; page A4
  4. ^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2010; page AA6.
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