Yvonne Howell

American film actress (1905–2010)

George Stevens

(m. 1930; div. 1947)

ChildrenGeorge Stevens Jr.Parent

Alice Howell (mother)

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

Biography

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

Working Girls (1931)
Take Me Home (1928)
Hop Off (1928) Short
Great Mail Robbery (1927)
Somewhere in Sonora (1927)
Fashions for Women (1927)
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. (1926) Short
A Fraternity Mixup (1926) Short
Flaming Flappers (1925) Short
Transients in Arcadia (1925) Short
Harem Follies (1924) Short

References

^ Yvonne Stevens, 1920s silent-film comedic and dramatic actress, dies at age 104, Washington Post, June 3, 2010
^ 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.
^ Editorial correction Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2010; page A4
^ Obituary, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2010; page AA6.