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 Chappaqua Mountain Institute was a private co-educational college preparatory school in Chappaqua, New York founded by the Quakers in 1870. The school closed in 1908 and re-opened in Valhalla, New York where it eventually became a girls-only board ...

, a Quaker school.

Career

With "no stage experience," Howe joined

Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

as a stock player in 1916. In 1918, she and Canadian actor

Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...

formed the Earle-Howe production company within Vitagraph. She appeared in silent films, including ''Mr. Jack, a Hallroom Hero'' (1916, short), ''Mr. Jack Trifles'' (1916, short), ''Mr. Jack Hires a Stenographer'' (1916, short), ''Fathers of Men'' (1916), ''The Alibi'' (1916), '' Beatrice Fairfax'' (1916, serial), ''

The Scarlet Runner ''The Scarlet Runner'' is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by William P. S. Earle and Wally Van. The film is considered lost. Plot A series of 12 two-reel episodes, each a separate story related to the adventures of Christopher Race ...

'' (1916), ''For France'' (1917), ''The Blind Adventure'' (1918), ''The Lie'' (1918), ''

To Hell with the Kaiser! ''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' is a lost 1918 American silent Great War propaganda comedy film produced by Screen Classics Productions and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George Irving and starred Lawrence Grant as the Kaiser. Ma ...

'' (1918), ''

Wolves of Kultur ''Wolves of Kultur'' is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden. It was Charles Hutchison's first serial and though he was the second lead, the film made him a star. Originally 15 chapters, it survives today only in an edited ...

'' (1918), ''As a Man Thinks'' (1919), ''

The Woman of His Dream ''The Woman of His Dream'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw Harold Marvin Shaw (also cited in some records as Henry Marvin Shaw; November 3, 1877January 30, 1926) was an American stage performer, film actor, ...

'' (1921), ''

A Man of Stone ''A Man of Stone'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Conway Tearle, Betty Howe, and Martha Mansfield. Plot As described in a film magazine, after returning to London, Captain Deering (Tearle) of th ...

'' (1921), and ''Breaking Home Ties'' (1922).

Personal life

Howe died in New York City in 1969, aged 74 years.

References

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Full-length studio publicity portrait of actor Betty Howe
posed holding ostrich plumes behind her head, circa 1915; photograph at Getty Images. {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Betty American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses 1895 births 1969 deaths