Leslie Howard Steiner was born on April 3, 1893 in London, England. As a child, he began a love for writing and created stories, plays, and brief musical comedies. He sold these writings, such as thrillers, to many pulp magazines. His dream was put on hold, however, because he became enlisted into World War I to fight for France when he was in college. Much later after the war, as an adult, his wife, Ruth Evelyn Martin, encouraged him to relive his dream and Howard began to make appearances as a professional actor in plays, such as Jerry in Peg o’ My Heart and in The Freaks. In 1920, an American theatrical producer by the name of Gilbert Miller brought Howard over to the United States. He quickly became a popular actor as he acted in
