Jobyna Howland
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Sheland, March 31, 1880 – June 7, 1936), an American stage and screen actress.
Joby Howland (one of the youngest enlistees in the war) and his partner Mary C. Bunting were given the feminine version of her father's name.
Howland, a regal and stunning red-haired howland, was one of many models for Charles Dana Gibson's popular Gibson Girls sketches.
In 1899, Howland made her first appearance on the New York Stage, which was supervised by Daniel Frohman.
She apprenticed everything from drawing room farces to musical comedies, always aiming to play the other woman, a close friend, or a distant cousin.
She didn't succeed in film like Elsie Ferguson's, but she was content to provide the amiable and much-needed assistance in countless Broadway productions.
She appeared in a few rare candid photos, but this medium didn't seem to be suited to her booming, clear, and distinct voice.
She played the kind of roles she had mastered on the stage in sound films, delivering both good and dependable assistance.
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey's comedies were among her best known. Howland married Arthur Stringer once (married 1903), but the union was broken (1914).
She had no children. In 1936, she was discovered dead on the kitchen floor of her house.
According to police, the death was possibly caused by heart disease. Olin Howland, a British playwright, was her brother.
Early years
Howland was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 31, 1880. Joby Howland, a Civil War soldier who died at the age of 11, and his partner Mary C. Bunting were among the youngest enlistees in the conflict. She was given the feminine version of her father's name. Olin Howland, a character actor, was her brother. Howland, Tall, regal and stunning, red-haired, was one of many models for Charles Dana Gibson's famous Gibson Girls sketches.
Personal life and death
Arthur Stringer married in 1903, but the union didn't last and was ended in 1914. She had no children.
Howland was discovered dead on the kitchen floor of her house at age 56 on June 7, 1936. Her death was traced to heart disease, according to police. She is laid to rest in Glendale, California, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Career
Having performed as an amateur actress, Howland left her Denver, Colorado, home to seek professional work on stage. In December 1897, Howland appeared in A Milk White Flag at the Tacoma Theater in Tacoma, Washington. She also performed in San Francisco. There she joined a company headed by Clay Clement and went on tour with him.
Howland attracted the attention of a photographer named Thors. His photographs of her were published in the Illustrated American and attracted the attention of Gibson. She worked professionally as a model, beginning her posing a week after she arrived in New York, and she had become a model for Gibson before a month elapsed.
She made her first appearance on the New York Stage in 1899 managed by Daniel Frohman. During her long theatrical career, she apprenticed everything from drawing room farces to musical comedies always seeming to play the other woman, a best friend's pal or a distant cousin. She didn't achieve the kind of stardom of other beautiful actresses such as Elsie Ferguson, but was content to play the amiable and much needed support so vital in numerous Broadway productions.
She decided to try her luck in film and moved to a Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr.) bungalow in Beverly Hills which was maintained by Hernando, a Navajo servant who liked to sample Howland's makeup. She appeared in a few silent pictures, but this medium did not seem to suit her booming, direct and distinct voice. In sound films, she typically played the kind of roles she had mastered on the stage, the domineering but dependable support. Her appearances in the comedies of Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey are some of her best known.
Howland's Broadway debut came as Queen Flavia in Rupert of Hentzau (1899), and her final Broadway role was Amy Bellaire in O Evening Star (1936).
