Biography

Married to Marguerite A. Thomson in 1942. Joined the US Navy as a Medical Corp Man. Marguerite gave birth to Stephanie Rye Howell on Sept. 9, 1943 after Kenneth had a leave from the navy. Divorced from Marguerite around 1945 after realising he was gay. No contact made with daughter after the age of five. Upon turning twenty-one, daughter Stephanie made phone contact with her father but no physical contact was ever made. He died by his own hands (gun) on a small boat moored in a harbor on the California coast. He left a sister as well whose name was Lee Howell.

Actor

In Old Amarillo(1951)as Phil Hills

The Master Key(1945)as Boys' Club Member

Orchestra Wives(1942)as Teen Ager

Sweater Girl(1942)as Miles Tucker

Scattergood Rides High(1942)as Phillip Dane

Soundtrack

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry(1941)

Archive Footage

Our Girl Shirley(1942)as Harry Vanderpool

Known for

Ball of Fire1941 · Actor Off to the Races1937 · Actor The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · Actor What's to Do?1933 · Actor

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Kenneth Howell and Lila Lee in The Iron Master (1933)

Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, John T. Murray, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Quick Millions (1939)

Spring Byington, George Ernest, Russell Gleason, Kenneth Howell, Cy Kendall, Jed Prouty, and Marvin Stephens in The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble (1937)

Spring Byington, June Carlson, George Ernest, Kenneth Howell, Billy Mahan, Jed Prouty, Florence Roberts, and Marvin Stephens in The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)

Shirley Temple, Frank Coghlan Jr., and Kenneth Howell in Pardon My Pups (1934)

Mary Blackford, Frank Coghlan Jr., and Kenneth Howell in Merrily Yours (1933)

Credit Score: Kenneth Howell

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Ball of Fire

College Boy

Fri Jan 09 1942

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Ball of Fire	5.00	1942	•	7.7	0	4	15927
2	A Star Is Born	4.50	1937		7.3	1	7	11908
3	The Jones Family in Hollywood	3.09	1939	•	5.6	0	0	41
4	A Trip to Paris	2.50	1938	•	6.2	0	0	26
5	Off to the Races	2.50	1937	•	6.2	0	0	17
6	Love on a Budget	2.38	1938	•	5.7	0	0	55
7	The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble	2.38	1937	•	5.9	0	0	39
8	Every Saturday Night	2.38	1936	•	5.6	0	0	44
9	Hot Water	2.00	1937	•	4.8	0	0	39
10	The Eagle and the Hawk	1.00	1933		7.0	0	0	1532