Jean Speegle Howard

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name = Jean Speegle Howard


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birthname = Jean Speegle
birthdate = birth date|1927|1|31
birthplace = Duncan, Oklahoma
deathdate = death date and age|2000|9|2|1927|1|31
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
othername = Jean Howard
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1956-2000
spouse = Rance Howard, 1949 - 2000 (her death)
children = Actor, Directors Ron Howard(b. 1954), and Clint Howard {b. 1956}
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Jean Speegle Howard (born January 31, 1927 - September 2, 2000) was an American actress who acted primarily in film and on television. Howard made appearances in over 30 television shows, mostly sitcoms, such as "Married... With Children" (1994-1996), "Grace Under Fire" (1993), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) beginning from 1975 (mostly from during the 1980s and 1990s) until her death.

Howard was born Joan Speegle in Oklahoma, the daughter of Louise and William Allen Speegle. She married actor Rance Howard, also from Duncan, Oklahoma in 1949. Their children are actor/director Ron Howard and actor/director Clint Howard. She is also the grandmother of actress Bryce Dallas Howard.

On September 2, 2000, Howard died in Los Angeles, California of heart and respiratory illness. She was 73 years old. The "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" 2000 film, directed by her son Ron, includes a dedication to her at the beginning of the end credits, saying that she was "who loved Christmas the most".

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* [http://www.wikitree.org/index.php?title=Jean_Speegle_Howard Genealogy Wiki]
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