Lottice Howell
Lottice Howell | |
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| File:Lottice Howell publicity.jpg Howell in a publicity photo | |
| Born | November 14, 1897 |
| Died | October 24, 1982 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Woman's College of Alabama |
| Occupation(s) | Singer actress |
| Parent(s) | Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Howell |
Lottice Howell (November 14, 1897 – October 24, 1982)[1] was an American coloratura soprano[2] and actress best known for her singing of popular and semi-classical music.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Howell,[3] she was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Moundville, Alabama.[1] Her father was "a prominent lumber and cotton magnate".[2] Howell graduated from Moundville Normal High School[4] and the Woman's College of Alabama. Her interest in the stage began in college, where she acted in productions,[5] and after graduating she taught voice there.[6] She studied music in New York, but financial problems led her to teach in a school in Georgia before she could return to New York to seek a career on stage.[4]
Career
On July 10, 1921, Howell debuted at the Strand Theater in New York, singing as part of the stage show that preceded the day's film.[7] in 1922-1923, she had the lead in a national touring company that performed Mozart's The Impresario.[8] A dislike for the unproductive time spent in making films led Howell to return to vaudeville. In 1942, she left entertaining, returning to her home and her widowed mother. She soon learned how to raise crops and cattle on the family farm. Other than working with community projects, including the Red Cross, she lived a private life until her death in 1982.[9]
Recognition
In 1994, Howell was inducted posthumously into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 356. ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pretty Kentucky Belle Is Winning Fame on the Stage". Dayton Daily News. Ohio, Dayton. January 24, 1926. p. 21. Retrieved 13 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Yerby, Mabel (May 18, 1922). "In Town and Out". Greensboro Watchman. Alabama, Greensboro. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lottice Howell (1897-1982)". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "College Aids Acting, Says Lottice Howell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. August 28, 1927. p. SO 6. Retrieved 13 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lottice Howell, Singer, Goes to New Orleans". The Montgomery Advertiser. Alabama, Montgomery. May 16, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stage Gossip". New York Tribune. New York, New York City. July 10, 1921. p. 6 IV. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "About Miss Lottice Howell". The Times. Alabama, Montgomery. The Birmingham News. May 7, 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- 1897 births
- 1982 deaths
- American film actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- Actresses from Alabama
- 20th-century American actresses
- American vaudeville performers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- Singers from Alabama
- American sopranos
- People from Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Actresses from Kentucky
- Singers from Kentucky
- Huntingdon College alumni
- Actors from Hale County, Alabama
- Actors from Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- People from Moundville, Alabama