Leslie Howard
@lesliehoward.bsky.social
An appreciation of the writer, producer, actor, director and war veteran.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Born #OTD in 1887, comic actor Eric Blore is a familiar face to fans of screwball comedies. With his distinctive delivery, he was the perfect foil for Leslie Howard as harried valet Digges to Howard’s high-maintenance stage actor Basil Underwood in It’s Love I’m After (1937).
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Born #OTD in 1887, comic actor Eric Blore is a familiar face to fans of screwball comedies. With his distinctive delivery, he was the perfect foil for Leslie Howard as harried valet Digges to Howard’s high-maintenance stage actor Basil Underwood in It’s Love I’m After (1937).
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Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936) Italian film poster.
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936) Italian film poster.
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Today I learnt my great grandfather went to school with Leslie Howard. I wonder if they ever talked.
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today I learnt my great grandfather went to school with Leslie Howard. I wonder if they ever talked.
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Leslie Howard and Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage by John Cromwell (1934)
December 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Leslie Howard and Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage by John Cromwell (1934)
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This
#EyedentityGame
was Leslie Howard!
This is the 2nd time it was Leslie Howard: this time, 43 got it (the avg is 48).
Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it!
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#EyedentityGame
was Leslie Howard!
This is the 2nd time it was Leslie Howard: this time, 43 got it (the avg is 48).
Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it!
IMDb Bio
www.imdb.com/name/nm00013...
JustWatch USA streaming guide
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December 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This
#EyedentityGame
was Leslie Howard!
This is the 2nd time it was Leslie Howard: this time, 43 got it (the avg is 48).
Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it!
IMDb Bio
www.imdb.com/name/nm00013...
JustWatch USA streaming guide
www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...
#EyedentityGame
was Leslie Howard!
This is the 2nd time it was Leslie Howard: this time, 43 got it (the avg is 48).
Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it!
IMDb Bio
www.imdb.com/name/nm00013...
JustWatch USA streaming guide
www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...
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Leslie Howard and Kay Johnson in Of Human Bondage, 1934...
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Leslie Howard and Kay Johnson in Of Human Bondage, 1934...
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Leslie Howard, Zeppo Marx, Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper and Marion Benda (Mrs. Zeppo Marx) at a party in 1933.
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Leslie Howard, Zeppo Marx, Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper and Marion Benda (Mrs. Zeppo Marx) at a party in 1933.
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Actors Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer, Gary Cooper and Lionel Barrymore (left to right) are seen here during the Christmas Eve party given by Cooper at his home in Hollywood in 1932.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Actors Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer, Gary Cooper and Lionel Barrymore (left to right) are seen here during the Christmas Eve party given by Cooper at his home in Hollywood in 1932.
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I would recommend that people watch the wartime movie, The Pimpernel Smith, with Leslie Howard.
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I would recommend that people watch the wartime movie, The Pimpernel Smith, with Leslie Howard.
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Wednesday Evening Noir: Of Human Bondage (1934)
Going with some early noir/proto noir. It is yet another of these early noirish films that star Bette Davis; top bill goes to Leslie Howard.
#Noirvember
Going with some early noir/proto noir. It is yet another of these early noirish films that star Bette Davis; top bill goes to Leslie Howard.
#Noirvember
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Wednesday Evening Noir: Of Human Bondage (1934)
Going with some early noir/proto noir. It is yet another of these early noirish films that star Bette Davis; top bill goes to Leslie Howard.
#Noirvember
Going with some early noir/proto noir. It is yet another of these early noirish films that star Bette Davis; top bill goes to Leslie Howard.
#Noirvember
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Leslie Howard as scholarly love interest for Joan Blondell in “Stand In” — Screenland, Nov. 1937
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Leslie Howard as scholarly love interest for Joan Blondell in “Stand In” — Screenland, Nov. 1937
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Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest by Archie Mayo (1936)
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest by Archie Mayo (1936)
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Friends Leslie Howard and William Gargan with their wives and a young Ronald Howard 💙
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Friends Leslie Howard and William Gargan with their wives and a young Ronald Howard 💙
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Reginald Denny and Leslie Howard
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reginald Denny and Leslie Howard
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Renowned painter and set decorator John Armstrong designed the costumes for 1934’s The Scarlet Pimpernel. Memorable for its humor and its commentary on war, humanity, and love, the film’s elaborate costumes are notable as well.
#BOTD #FashionFriday
#BOTD #FashionFriday
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Renowned painter and set decorator John Armstrong designed the costumes for 1934’s The Scarlet Pimpernel. Memorable for its humor and its commentary on war, humanity, and love, the film’s elaborate costumes are notable as well.
#BOTD #FashionFriday
#BOTD #FashionFriday
Veteran of one war, casualty of another
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Veteran of one war, casualty of another
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
Second Lieutenant Leslie Howard Stainer served in the British Cavalry in WWI.
On June 1, 1943, his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay as he was returning home from working on behalf of the WWII effort. #ArmisticeDay
#RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
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Edna May Oliver, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Malden, Massachusetts
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Edna May Oliver, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Malden, Massachusetts
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Absolutely
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
October 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Absolutely
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
Percy Blakeney sailed so that Bruce Wayne could fly
(I adore the Leslie Howard/Merle Oberon version 💕)
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Leslie Howard was such a good Percy/Pimpernel. For me, no one else quite measured up.
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Leslie Howard was such a good Percy/Pimpernel. For me, no one else quite measured up.
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Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Of course I had to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) today.
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
Fun trivia: Stan Lee called The Scarlet Pimpernel "the first character who could be called a superhero."
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Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936)
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936)
Playwright and screenwriter John L. Balderston started out as a journalist and war correspondent during WWI.
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Playwright and screenwriter John L. Balderston started out as a journalist and war correspondent during WWI.
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
In 1926, he wrote the play Berkeley Square, an adaptation of Henry James’ novel A Sense of the Past. Leslie Howard starred in Berkeley Square on stage and later in the film version. #BOTD
Rosamund John worked with Leslie Howard on three films.
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Rosamund John worked with Leslie Howard on three films.
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD
“Howard taught me everything I knew about film-making,” she said. “He made me realise that the only thing that matters when you are filming is what you are thinking and feeling, because it will show in your eyes.” #BOTD