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Esther Howard

Esther Howard

Acting • 1892-04-02 • Butte, Montana, USA

Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.

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Detour7.2

Detour

1945

Merrily We Go to Hell6.5

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

Murder, My Sweet7.2

Murder, My Sweet

1944

Born to Kill6.7

Born to Kill

1947

The Great Flamarion6.1

The Great Flamarion

1945

Champion6.7

Champion

1949

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