Catherine Clarissa Howarde (28 July 1864 â€" 18 February 1939), better
known as Kate Howarde, was a notable actor, playwright, producer and
director. She is best known for her play Possum Paddock (1919). The
talented Howarde also played a part in numerous roles as a playwright
in over 10 plays from 1914-1938. She was the first Australian woman to
direct a feature film.Howarde, was born on 28 July 1864 to parents
Edward George Jones and Harriett Hannah in England before migrating to
New Zealand as a child.Kate married her first husband William Henry de
Saxe who was a musician; the pair married in Christchurch, New Zealand
on 28 April 1884. The couple had one child together, Florence Adrienne
(born 5 December 1884). Years went by and Saxe and Howarde separated.
The registry has no exact dates when she separated from her first
husband.
known as Kate Howarde, was a notable actor, playwright, producer and
director. She is best known for her play Possum Paddock (1919). The
talented Howarde also played a part in numerous roles as a playwright
in over 10 plays from 1914-1938. She was the first Australian woman to
direct a feature film.Howarde, was born on 28 July 1864 to parents
Edward George Jones and Harriett Hannah in England before migrating to
New Zealand as a child.Kate married her first husband William Henry de
Saxe who was a musician; the pair married in Christchurch, New Zealand
on 28 April 1884. The couple had one child together, Florence Adrienne
(born 5 December 1884). Years went by and Saxe and Howarde separated.
The registry has no exact dates when she separated from her first
husband.
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