Betty Howe
{{short description|American actress}}
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| 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.
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| birth_date = May 23, 1895
| birth_place = New York, New York
| death_date = June 21, 1969
| death_place = New York, New York
| occupation = Actress
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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.{{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}}{{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}}
Career
With "no stage experience," Howe joined Vitagraph Studios as a stock player in 1916. In 1918, she and Canadian actor Edward Earle formed the Earle-Howe production company within Vitagraph.{{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}} She appeared in silent films, including Mr. Jack, a Hallroom Hero (1916, short), Mr. Jack Trifles (1916, short),{{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}} Mr. Jack Hires a Stenographer (1916, short), Fathers of Men (1916),{{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}} The Alibi (1916),{{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}} Beatrice Fairfax (1916, serial), The Scarlet Runner (1916), For France (1917),{{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}} The Blind Adventure (1918),{{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}}{{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}} The Lie (1918),{{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}}{{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}} 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).{{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}}
Personal life
Howe died in New York City in 1969, aged 74 years.
References
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External links
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- [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.
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Category:American silent film actresses