Betty Howe

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Betty Howe | image = Betty Howe - Aug 3 1918 EH.jpg | alt = A young woman standing, smiling, wearing a hat with a large dark plum and a fur stole; her dress has a large white collar and cuffs. | caption = Betty Howe, from a 1918 publication. | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = May 23, 1895 | birth_place = New York, New York | death_date = June 21, 1969 | death_place = New York, New York | occupation = Actress | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse(s) = | relatives = }}

'''Betty Howe''' (May 23, 1895 – June 21, 1969) was an American actress in silent films.

== Early life == Howe was born in New York City, and attended Chappaqua Mountain Institute, a Quaker school.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|date=March 18, 1916|title=Betty Howe, Latest Vitagrapher|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Betty+Howe%22&pg=RA10-PA4|journal=The Moving Picture World|volume=27|pages=1834}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1918-05-24|title=Betty Howe at Veteran|pages=9|work=Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64096318/betty-howe-at-veteran/|access-date=2020-11-27|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

== Career == With "no stage experience," Howe joined Vitagraph Studios as a stock player in 1916.<ref name=":0" /> In 1918, she and Canadian actor Edward Earle formed the Earle-Howe production company within Vitagraph.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 14, 1917|title=New Vitagraph Constellations|url=https://archive.org/details/motography18elec/page/70/mode/1up?q=Howe|journal=Motography|volume=18|pages=70|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> She appeared in silent films, including ''Mr. Jack, a Hallroom Hero'' (1916, short), ''Mr. Jack Trifles'' (1916, short),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=March 25, 1916|title=Vitagraphs for Week of March 20|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&q=Betty+Howe+actress&pg=RA8-PA68|journal=The Moving Picture World|volume=27|pages=2010}}</ref> ''Mr. Jack Hires a Stenographer'' (1916, short), ''Fathers of Men'' (1916),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=March 11, 1916|title=Edeson in New Feature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&q=Betty+Howe+actress&pg=RA8-PA68|journal=The Moving Picture World|volume=27|pages=1668}}</ref> ''The Alibi'' (1916),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 31, 1917|title=Forest Park Theater (advertisement)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2IwAQAAMAAJ&q=Betty+Howe+actress&pg=RA31-PA9|journal=Forest Leaves|volume=11|pages=9}}</ref> ''Beatrice Fairfax'' (1916, serial), ''The Scarlet Runner'' (1916), ''For France'' (1917),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 5, 1918|title=Vitagraph Helps U. S. Wins Recruits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwxKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Betty+Howe%22&pg=PA26|journal=Motography|volume=19|pages=26}}</ref> ''The Blind Adventure'' (1918),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 19, 1918|title=Vitagraph Starts Production Drive|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwxKAQAAMAAJ&q=Betty+Howe+actress&pg=PA114|journal=Motography|volume=19|pages=114}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 12, 1918|title=Current Feature Photoplays Passed in Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9e1DAQAAMAAJ&q=Betty+Howe+actress&pg=RA1-PA18|journal=Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage|volume=78|pages=18}}</ref> ''The Lie'' (1918),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=March 30, 1918|title=Release of 'The Lie' Announced|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9e1DAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Betty+Howe%22+&pg=RA1-PA454|journal=Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage|volume=78|pages=22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 6, 1918|title=Dramatic Reviews: The Lie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9e1DAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Betty+Howe%22+&pg=RA1-PA492|journal=Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage|volume=78|pages=24}}</ref> ''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' (1918), ''Wolves of Kultur'' (1918), ''As a Man Thinks'' (1919), ''The Woman of His Dream'' (1921), ''A Man of Stone'' (1921), and ''Breaking Home Ties'' (1922).<ref>{{Cite web|date=1922|title=Breaking Home Ties|url=https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/breakinghometies.htm|access-date=2020-11-27|website=National Center for Jewish Film}}</ref>

== Personal life == Howe died in New York City in 1969, aged 74 years.

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0397781}} * [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/full-length-studio-publicity-portrait-of-actor-betty-howe-news-photo/3209321 Full-length studio publicity portrait of actor Betty Howe] posed holding ostrich plumes behind her head, circa 1915; photograph at Getty Images.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Betty}} Category:American silent film actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:1895 births Category:1969 deaths