Jean Howard

Jean Howard (born Ernestine Hill; October 13, 1910 – March 20, 2000)[1] was an American actress and professional photographer."Young, eager, and frustrated," Howard changed her name to Ernestine Mahoney and began participating in beauty contests and fashion shows.Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. selected Howard as one of four women from that film to appear in his upcoming musical production, Smiles, but she had to go to Dallas after her father died in an automobile accident.She photographed parties, gatherings, sports tournaments, etc., shooting Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Richard Burton, Cole Porter, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Jennifer Jones, Deborah Kerr, Geraldine Page, Ethel Barrymore, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Ali Kahn, Van Johnson, Marti Stevens, Charles K. Feldman and Vivien Leigh.Two books of her photographs were published, Jean Howard's Hollywood: A Photo Memoir (1989) and Travels With Cole Porter (1991).
Howard and Cole Porter in early 1954
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