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Early life

Howard was born in Cliftonville, Kent, he was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and acted on the London stage for several years before World War II. He married the actress Helen Cherry (1915-2001) on 8 September 1944. Howard volunteered for the RAF but served in the British Army as a Second Lieutenant during World War II, and was invalided out of the Army in late 1943. Cliftonville is a costal area of the town of Margate where it is situated to the east of the main town. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... An 1898 etching of the College Close Clifton College (grid reference ST569737) is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... This article is about the English city. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Film career

His first major role was in the 1945 film, Brief Encounter. He also starred in The Third Man (1949), The Key (1958) and Sons and Lovers (1960), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... Brief Encounter (1945) is a British film directed by David Lean starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. ... film noir. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... // Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ... Sons and Lovers is a 1960 film adaptation of the D. H. Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

A great character actor, many times appearing in war and period pieces, Howard later appeared in such films as The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), Run for the Sun (1956), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Father Goose (1964), Morituri (1965), Von Ryan's Express (1965), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), Ryan's Daughter (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Pope Joan (1972), Ludwig (1972), A Doll's House (1973), Superman (1978), Gandhi (1982), White Mischief (1987), and The Dawning (1988). One of his strangest films, and one he took great delight in, was Vivian Stanshall's 1980 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End in which he played the title role. A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 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Throughout his film career Howard insisted that all of his contracts held a clause excusing him from work whenever a cricket Test Match was being played.

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Death

He died from a combination of bronchitis, influenza and jaundice, in Arkley in 1988 at the age of 74, survived by his widow Helen. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs. ... Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). ... Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective: icteric), is a yellowing of the skin, conjunctiva (a clear covering over the sclera, or whites of the eyes) and mucous membranes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in red blooded animals. ... Arkley may refer to multiple articles: Arkley is a small village in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Legacy

He is commemorated by the Trevor Howard Bar at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond. Richmond is a suburb and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, England. ...

Select Filmography

• The Way Ahead (1944)
• The Way to the Stars (1945)
• Green for Danger (1946)
• The Third Man (1949)
• The Clouded Yellow (1950)
• The Gift Horse (1952)
• The Heart of the Matter (1953)
• The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
• Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
• Suns and Lovers (1960)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
• Father Goose (1964)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• Triple Cross (1967)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• Ryan's Daughter (1970)
• The Offence (1972)
• Aces High (1976)
• Superman (1978)
• The Sea Wolves (1980)
• Gandhi (1982)

The Way Ahead is a British Second World War drama released in 1944. ... The Way to the Stars is a 1945 film, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith. ... Green for Danger was a 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and military hospital setting. ... film noir. ... The Heart of the Matter is a 1953 British film based on the book of the same name by Graham Greene. ... The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 2nd World War film with Trevor Howard, Antony Newley and José Ferrer, who also directed. ... Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 movie based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne, involving a dare proposed to English aristocrat Phileas Fogg by his gentlemens club to undertake a bold journey to travel around the world in only 80 days. ... Suns and Lovers is an episode from the third season of the American television series Farscape, written by Justin Monjo and directed by Andrew Prowse. ... Mutiny on the Bounty, based on the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff, is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard. ... A male companion to Mother Goose, Father Goose was a recurring character in the works of L. Frank Baum. ... Von Ryans Express is a 1965 World War II film produced and directed by Mark Robson. ... The Triple Cross ) (aka The Days Too Bright) is a 1992 Japanese film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. ... The Charge of the Light Brigade is the name of several movies that cover the disastrous attack known as the Charge of the Light Brigade that occurred during the Crimean War. ... Battle of Britain is a 1969 film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S Benjamin Fisz. ... Ryans Daughter is David Leans 1970 film which tells the story of an Irish girl who has an affair with a British soldier during World War I, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours. ... The Offence is a 1972 film directed by Sydney Lumet and starring Sean Connery as an exhausted Police Detective who snaps and kills a suspect. ... Aces High is a combat flight simulator software program for the PC created by HiTech Creations and released on May 8, 2000. ... Superman (also known as Superman: The Movie, as it was called in pre-release advertising), is a popular and critically acclaimed superhero film. ... The Sea Wolves is a 1980 war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ...

External links

• Trevor Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Trevor Howard at Find A Grave