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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean_Howell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean_Howell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Howell > Source revision: 1357018992 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actress (1927–1996)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Jean Howell | image = Jean Howell actress circa 1960.jpg | image_size = | caption = Howell {{circa}}1960 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|21}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|7|23|1927|11|21}} | death_place = [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California), U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1954–1996 | spouse = [Larry Thor](/source/Larry_Thor) | alma_mater = [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington) }} '''Jean Howell''' (November 21, 1927 – July 23, 1996) was an American [television actress](/source/television_actress). She also appeared occasionally in films. == Biography == [[File:Jean Howell in Four Star Playhouse (Fair Trial).jpg|thumb|Howell in the TV series ''[Four Star Playhouse](/source/Four_Star_Playhouse)'' (1955)]] Howell was the daughter of Burl Howell and Esther{{Cite web|author=Staff|url=https://www.orgenweb.org/coos/99index.htm|title = The 'World' newspaper, 1999 Obituary Index}} Hyde ‘’Buddy’’ Howell, along with her sister Dixon.Staff (July 31, 2010) [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=dixon-anne-sheldon&pid=144369703S "Obituary of Dixon Anne Sheldon"] ''[The Press Democrat](/source/The_Press_Democrat)'', ([Sebastopol, California](/source/Sebastopol%2C_California)) The family moved to the [Sebastopol, California](/source/Sebastopol%2C_California) area in 1935. She graduated in 1944 from [Analy High School](/source/Analy_High_School) in Sebastopol,{{cite news|author=Staff |title=Occidental News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73822784/jean-howell/ |access-date=March 19, 2021 |work=[Sonoma West Times & News](/source/Sonoma_West_Times_%26_News) |date=March 3, 1955 |location=[Sebastopol, California](/source/Sebastopol%2C_California) |page=10|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} and later from the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington).{{cite news|author=Staff |title=Jean Howell in 'Bombers B-52' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73821249/jean-howell/ |access-date=March 19, 2021 |work=Valley Times |date=January 21, 1957 |location=[North Hollywood, California](/source/North_Hollywood%2C_California) |page=12|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} On stage, Howell acted in New York in summer stock theater and at the Horseshoe Theater in Los Angeles. Television programs on which she appeared included ''[Perry Mason](/source/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series))'', ''[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(1951_TV_series))'', ''[Space Patrol](/source/Space_Patrol_(1950_TV_series))'', ''[Armstrong Circle Theatre](/source/Armstrong_Circle_Theatre)'', ''[Four Star Playhouse](/source/Four_Star_Playhouse)'', ''[Lux Video Theatre](/source/Lux_Video_Theatre)'', and ''[Telephone Time](/source/Telephone_Time)''. Her films included the 1957 western ''[Hell's Crossroads](/source/Hell's_Crossroads)''.{{cite book |last1=Pitts |first1=Michael R. |title=Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films|edition = 2nd |date=December 21, 2012 |publisher=McFarland|location=New York |isbn=978-0-7864-6372-5 |page=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTX2mv0uX7UC&q=%22Jean+Howell%22 |access-date=March 19, 2021 |language=en}} Howell was married to actor [Larry Thor](/source/Larry_Thor) for four months in 1956.{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Actress Jean Howell Divorces Larry Thor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6516340/the_times/|work=The Times|agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)|date=July 6, 1956|location=[San Mateo, California](/source/San_Mateo%2C_California)|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|accessdate = September 5, 2016}} {{Open access}} In her later years, Howell was an advocate for environmental efforts to clean up [Santa Monica Bay](/source/Santa_Monica_Bay). She gave talks about ecology and also trained speakers for similar activities. ==Death== Howell died of cancer on July 23, 1996, in [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California). She was 68.{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Jean Howell Thor; Environmental Activist With Heal the Bay|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-01-mn-30098-story.html|access-date=September 5, 2016|work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|date=August 1, 1996}} ==Selected filmography== * ''[Four Star Playhouse](/source/Four_Star_Playhouse)'' TV series, 1953 episode, "Trails End" with [Dick Powell](/source/Dick_Powell) * ''[Four Star Playhouse](/source/Four_Star_Playhouse)'' 1954 episode, "Fair Trial" with [Dick Powell](/source/Dick_Powell) * ''[Four Star Playhouse](/source/Four_Star_Playhouse)'' 1955 episode, "A Spray Of Bullets" with [Dick Powell](/source/Dick_Powell) * ''[The Fast and the Furious](/source/The_Fast_and_the_Furious_(1955_film))'' (film, 1955) * ''[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(1951_TV_series))'' (TV series, 1955, 4 episodes) * ''[Apache Woman](/source/Apache_Woman_(1955_film))'' (film, 1955) * ''[Hell's Crossroads](/source/Hell's_Crossroads)'' (film, 1957) * ''[Tales of Wells Fargo](/source/Tales_of_Wells_Fargo)'' (TV series, 1957, episode "The Bounty") * ''[Tombstone Territory](/source/Tombstone_Territory)'' (TV series, 1957, episode "Revenge Town") * ''[The Restless Gun](/source/The_Restless_Gun)'' (TV series, 1958, episode "Friend in Need") * ''[Wanted: Dead or Alive](/source/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(TV_series))'' (TV series, 1958, episode “Bounty”) * ''[Perry Mason](/source/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series))'' (TV series, 1961, episode "The Case of the Wintry Wife") * ''[Who'll Stop the Rain](/source/Who'll_Stop_the_Rain)'' (film, 1978) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0397987}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Jean}} Category:1927 births Category:1996 deaths Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:University of Washington alumni Category:Actresses from California Category:Analy High School alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jean Howell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Howell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Howell?action=history)). 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