John Howard
John Howard (born John Richard Cox Jr.; April 14, 1913 – February 19, 1995) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his roles in the films Lost Horizon (1937) and The Philadelphia Story (1940).
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| Full name at birth | John R. Cox Jr.
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| Claim to fame | Lost Horizon
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| Date of birth | 14 April 1913
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| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Date of death | 19 February 1995
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| Age | 81 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Santa Rosa, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Heart Failure
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 10½" (179 cm)
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| University | Western Reserve University
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![Heather Angel - Cine Mundial Magazine Pictorial [United States] (April 1939)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/g/z/gz2lxzpqcypyy2cz.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Won the Navy Cross and Croix de Guerre in WW2
- Served with distinction in US Navy.
- Father of writer/director Dale Howard.
- Actor best remembered as the ultimately balmy brother of Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937) and as the wealthy fiance of Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (1940). Accounted well of himself as star of several "Bulldog Drummond" entries of the later 30's.
- Grandfather of Noel John Howard.
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