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- Lewis Howard was born on January 16, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of My Heart (1948), It's a Date (1940) and I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940). He was married to Betty Buehler. He died on September 29, 1951 in New York, New York, USA.
- SpouseBetty Buehler(August 1946 - September 29, 1951) (his death)
- This young actor died a tragic death at this own hands. Seeing his career in decline he went into a Broadway shooting gallery and began to shoot the clay pigeons. Before a crowd of witnesses he turned the gun under his own chin and pulled the trigger. The newspaper report stated that he tossed two notes into the air just before shooting himself. One note was a suicide note and the second left instructions for his funeral. Unfortunately, he survived the shooting and begged the witnesses to finish him off. He died in a hospital later the same night.
- Enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private on 14 August 1942 during World War II.
- During World War II, he worked with Moss Hart on the USO production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner.".
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