Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 â€" September 20, 1959) was an
American film and theatre actor.Howland was born in Denver, Colorado,
to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the
Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage
actress Jobyna Howland.From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway
in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals
include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and
Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with
Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background
proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter,
appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.
American film and theatre actor.Howland was born in Denver, Colorado,
to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the
Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage
actress Jobyna Howland.From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway
in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals
include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and
Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with
Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background
proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter,
appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.
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