Warda Howard
Warda Howard | |
|---|---|
Warda Howard in The Raven (1915) | |
| Born | 1880 |
| Died | March 17, 1943 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Frank Fanning (m. 1907)John Lorenz Leo Kennedy |
Eduarda Howard (1880–March 17, 1943),[1] better known by her stage names Teddy Howard and Warda Howard, was an American actress on stage and screen. Her stage career included an extended tour through Asia and the Pacific performing with the company of New Zealand actor Reynolds Denniston.[2][3][4]
She was in films for V-L-S-E,[5] a distributer formed by Vitagraph Company of America, Lubin Manufacturing Company, Selig Polyscope Company, and Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.
Personal life
Howard was born in San Francisco in 1880 as the daughter of Charles and Louise Howard.[6] Her father was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, which she also attended.[7]
She married actor Frank Fanning in 1907.[8] She had subsequent marriages to actors John Lorenz[6] and Leo Kennedy.[1]
Fimography
- The Longer Voyage (1915, a leading role with Sydney Ainsworth)
- The Raven (1915)[9]
- That Sort (1916), as Diana Laska, a starring role[5][10]
- The Little Girl Next Door (1916)[5]
Theater
- Next (1911) as Sage Brush Kate[11]
- Red Light Annie (1923) as Dorothy Martin[12]
- The Desert Flower (1924) as Flo Zella[13]
- Too Much Party (1934) as Hagar[14]
References
- ^ a b "Warda Howard Kennedy". The New York Times. March 19, 1943. p. 19.
- ^ "Denniston to Tour". New York Clipper. October 15, 1919. p. 12.
- ^ "Is That So?". Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World. January 1, 1921. p. 17 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Betty Ann's Tittle Tattle". The Independent. Kansas City. April 17, 1920. p. 5 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "The Theaters (The Little Girl Next Door)". The Lexington Herald. September 24, 1916. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Oakland Hall of Film Fame". Oakland Tribune. July 10, 1917. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teddy Howard is Given Ovation". Oakland Tribune. September 6, 1904. p. 4.
- ^ "Admit Marriage of Teddy Howard". San Francisco Examiner. August 7, 1907. p. 7.
- ^ Kinnard, Roy (October 9, 2024). Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896-1929. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0913-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Warda Howard in That Sort Scores at the Rialto". Kansas City Post. June 22, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Helen Lowell as a Lady-Barber". The New York Times. October 1, 1911. p. 13.
- ^ "Red Light Annie at Morosco, Manhattan". Brooklyn Times-Union. August 22, 1923. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Desert Flower Blooms at Longacre". The New York Times. November 19, 1924. p. 18.
- ^ Pollock, Arthur (March 6, 1934). "A Play Called Too Much Party Is Presented at the Masque Theater for No Reason Whatever". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.