- While filming Ball of Fire (1941) in 1941, she was hospitalized by Barbara Stanwyck when Stanwyck delivered a mock punch and accidentally hit Howard in the face and fractured her jaw. Stanwyck was reportedly mortified by the incident.
- Canadian-born mezzo-soprano of English parentage, star of the Metropolitan Opera, 1916-18. Retired from performing on stage in 1928 and was active as a journalist and movie actress. Best known on screen for playing the shrewish wife of W. C. Fields in It's a Gift (1934).
- Former opera singer and magazine editor who played character roles in US films from the mid-30's through the 40's.
- Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, NY.
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