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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Holywell Green\|~~Holywell Green]], [[~~w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|~~West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[~~w:England\|~~England]]		\| birth_place = [[Holywell Green]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|18\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|18\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
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	*{{Marriage\|Betty Kelly\|1938\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|Betty Kelly\|1938\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|[[~~w:Peggy Evans\|~~Peggy Evans]]\|1949\|1956\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|[[Peggy Evans]]\|1949\|1956\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|June Howard\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1967\|end=div}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>		*{{Marriage\|June Howard\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1967\|end=div}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>
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	'''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba506521e\|title=Michael Howard\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=74438\|title=Michael Howard\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		'''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba506521e\|title=Michael Howard\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=74438\|title=Michael Howard\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

	His parents were the Scottish [[w:Congregational church\|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academic [[~~w:John Grant McKenzie\|~~John Grant McKenzie]] and Margaret Ann {{née}} Murray.<ref name="times">"Dr. J. G. McKenzie", ''The Times'' (London), 20 May 1963, p. 16.</ref>		His parents were the Scottish [[Congregational church\|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academic [[John Grant McKenzie]] and Margaret Ann {{née}} Murray.<ref name="times">"Dr. J. G. McKenzie", ''The Times'' (London), 20 May 1963, p. 16.</ref>

	He trained at the [[~~w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|~~Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and performed at various theatres in Britain and America.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tyh/michael-howard\|title=Michael Howard - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He became a resident comic at the [[~~w:Windmill Theatre\|~~Windmill Theatre]] in London in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-howard-p33508\|title=Michael Howard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>		He trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and performed at various theatres in Britain and America.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tyh/michael-howard\|title=Michael Howard - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He became a resident comic at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in London in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-howard-p33508\|title=Michael Howard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

	He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[~~w:BBC Radio\|~~BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Michael Howard Show'' and ''Here's Howard''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/79c5da3d021948c3bb4204f6408ea9b7\|title=Michael Howard in * FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE'\|date=25 October 1946\|publisher=\|issue=1204\|pages=23\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44d75b5083c14ea6a9d39f37674841e6\|title=First House Michael Howard in 'HERE'S HOWARD'\|date=13 January 1950\|publisher=\|issue=1370\|pages=30\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> The last was adapted for [[~~w:BBC Television\|~~BBC Television]] and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/\|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11803728/Peggy-Evans-actress-obituary.html\|title=Peggy Evans, actress - obituary\|date=14 August 2015\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>		He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Michael Howard Show'' and ''Here's Howard''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/79c5da3d021948c3bb4204f6408ea9b7\|title=Michael Howard in * FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE'\|date=25 October 1946\|publisher=\|issue=1204\|pages=23\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44d75b5083c14ea6a9d39f37674841e6\|title=First House Michael Howard in 'HERE'S HOWARD'\|date=13 January 1950\|publisher=\|issue=1370\|pages=30\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> The last was adapted for [[BBC Television]] and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/\|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11803728/Peggy-Evans-actress-obituary.html\|title=Peggy Evans, actress - obituary\|date=14 August 2015\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

	He married Betty Kelly in 1938, with whom he had one child, Harriet. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress [[~~w:Peggy Evans\|~~Peggy Evans]], with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Howard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1718\|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition\|first=Brian\|last=McFarlane\|date=16 May 2016\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9781526111968\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit/>		He married Betty Kelly in 1938, with whom he had one child, Harriet. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress [[Peggy Evans]], with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Howard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1718\|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition\|first=Brian\|last=McFarlane\|date=16 May 2016\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9781526111968\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit/>

	The 1956 'Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen' Annual gives, on Page 71, the following titles of Howard's then most recent "Films": ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]''; ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]''; ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)\|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]''; ''[[Front Page Story]]''; and, ''[[Out of the Clouds]]''.		The 1956 'Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen' Annual gives, on Page 71, the following titles of Howard's then most recent "Films": ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]''; ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]''; ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)\|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]''; ''[[Front Page Story]]''; and, ''[[Out of the Clouds]]''.

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	*{{Marriage\|Betty Kelly\|1938\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|Betty Kelly\|1938\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|[[w:Peggy Evans\|Peggy Evans]]\|1949\|1956\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|[[w:Peggy Evans\|Peggy Evans]]\|1949\|1956\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|June Howard\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1967\|end=div}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>}}		*{{Marriage\|June Howard\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1967\|end=div}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>
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	{{Short description\|British actor and comedian (1916–1988)}}		{{Short description\|British actor and comedian (1916–1988)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Michael Howard		\| name = Michael Howard
	\| image = ~~Comedian_Michael_Howard~~.jpg		\| image = Comedian Michael Howard.jpg
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	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date~~\|df=yes~~\|1916\|03\|04}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Holywell Green]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]		\| birth_place = [[w:Holywell Green\|Holywell Green]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[w:England\|England]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|1988\|02\|18\|1916\|03\|04}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1988\|02\|18\|1916\|03\|04\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| restingplace =		\| restingplace =
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = Actor and comedian		\| occupation = Actor and comedian
	\| yearsactive =		\| yearsactive =
	\| spouse = {{~~Nowrap~~\|Betty Kelly ~~(1938–19 ?, divorce)~~<~~br /~~>[[Peggy Evans]] ~~(1949–1956, divorce)<br />~~		\| spouse =
	June Howard ~~(?–1967, divorce)~~ <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>}}		*{{Marriage\|Betty Kelly\|1938\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}
			*{{Marriage\|[[w:Peggy Evans\|Peggy Evans]]\|1949\|1956\|end=div}}
			*{{Marriage\|June Howard\|<!-- Unknown -->\|1967\|end=div}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1\|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>}}
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	'''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba506521e\|title=Michael Howard\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=74438\|title=Michael Howard\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		'''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba506521e\|title=Michael Howard\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=74438\|title=Michael Howard\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

	His parents were the Scottish [[Congregational church\|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academic [[John Grant McKenzie]] and Margaret Ann née Murray.<ref name="times">"Dr. J. G. McKenzie", ''The Times'' (London), 20 May 1963, p. 16.</ref>		His parents were the Scottish [[w:Congregational church\|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academic [[w:John Grant McKenzie\|John Grant McKenzie]] and Margaret Ann {{née}} Murray.<ref name="times">"Dr. J. G. McKenzie", ''The Times'' (London), 20 May 1963, p. 16.</ref>

	He trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and performed at various theatres in Britain and America.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tyh/michael-howard\|title=Michael Howard - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He became a resident comic at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in London in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-howard-p33508\|title=Michael Howard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>		He trained at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and performed at various theatres in Britain and America.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tyh/michael-howard\|title=Michael Howard - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He became a resident comic at the [[w:Windmill Theatre\|Windmill Theatre]] in London in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-howard-p33508\|title=Michael Howard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

	He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Michael Howard Show'' and ''Here's Howard''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/79c5da3d021948c3bb4204f6408ea9b7\|title=Michael Howard in * FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE'\|date=25 October 1946\|publisher=\|issue=1204\|pages=23\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44d75b5083c14ea6a9d39f37674841e6\|title=First House Michael Howard in 'HERE'S HOWARD'\|date=13 January 1950\|publisher=\|issue=1370\|pages=30\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> The last was adapted for [[BBC Television]] and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/\|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11803728/Peggy-Evans-actress-obituary.html\|title=Peggy Evans, actress - obituary\|date=14 August 2015\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>		He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Michael Howard Show'' and ''Here's Howard''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/79c5da3d021948c3bb4204f6408ea9b7\|title=Michael Howard in * FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE'\|date=25 October 1946\|publisher=\|issue=1204\|pages=23\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44d75b5083c14ea6a9d39f37674841e6\|title=First House Michael Howard in 'HERE'S HOWARD'\|date=13 January 1950\|publisher=\|issue=1370\|pages=30\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> The last was adapted for [[w:BBC Television\|BBC Television]] and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/\|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up\|first=British Comedy\|last=Guide\|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11803728/Peggy-Evans-actress-obituary.html\|title=Peggy Evans, actress - obituary\|date=14 August 2015\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

	He married Betty Kelly in 1938, with whom he had one child, Harriet. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress [[Peggy Evans]], with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Howard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1718\|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition\|first=Brian\|last=McFarlane\|date=16 May 2016\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9781526111968\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit/>		He married Betty Kelly in 1938, with whom he had one child, Harriet. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress [[w:Peggy Evans\|Peggy Evans]], with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Howard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1718\|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition\|first=Brian\|last=McFarlane\|date=16 May 2016\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9781526111968\|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit/>

	The 1956 'Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen' Annual gives, on Page 71, the following titles of Howard's then most recent "Films": ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]''; ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]''; ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)\|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]''; ''[[Front Page Story]]''; and, ''[[Out of the Clouds]]''.		The 1956 'Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen' Annual gives, on Page 71, the following titles of Howard's then most recent "Films": ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]''; ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]''; ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)\|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]''; ''[[Front Page Story]]''; and, ''[[Out of the Clouds]]''.

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	*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hereshoward_7773210.shtml Mark Lewisohn, BBC Comedy Guide]		*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hereshoward_7773210.shtml Mark Lewisohn, BBC Comedy Guide]
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{{Short description|British actor and comedian (1916–1988)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Howard
| image = Comedian_Michael_Howard.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1916|03|04}}
| birth_place = [[Holywell Green]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1988|02|18|1916|03|04}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
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| othername =
| occupation = Actor and comedian
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| spouse = {{Nowrap|Betty Kelly (1938–19 ?, divorce)<br />[[Peggy Evans]] (1949–1956, divorce)<br />
June Howard (?–1967, divorce) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=274373739459&category=14890&pm=1&ds=0&t=1600131329772&cspheader=1|title=Newspaper clipping}}</ref>}}
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'''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba506521e|title=Michael Howard|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=74438|title=Michael Howard|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

His parents were the Scottish [[Congregational church|Congregational]] minister, psychologist and academic [[John Grant McKenzie]] and Margaret Ann née Murray.<ref name="times">"Dr. J. G. McKenzie", ''The Times'' (London), 20 May 1963, p. 16.</ref>

He trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and performed at various theatres in Britain and America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tyh/michael-howard|title=Michael Howard - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He became a resident comic at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in London in 1941.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-howard-p33508|title=Michael Howard - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for [[BBC Radio]] including ''For the Love of Mike'', ''Leave it to the Boys'', ''The Michael Howard Show'' and ''Here's Howard''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/79c5da3d021948c3bb4204f6408ea9b7|title=Michael Howard in * FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE'|date=25 October 1946|publisher=|issue=1204|pages=23|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44d75b5083c14ea6a9d39f37674841e6|title=First House Michael Howard in 'HERE'S HOWARD'|date=13 January 1950|publisher=|issue=1370|pages=30|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> The last was adapted for [[BBC Television]] and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11803728/Peggy-Evans-actress-obituary.html|title=Peggy Evans, actress - obituary|date=14 August 2015|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

He married Betty Kelly in 1938, with whom he had one child, Harriet. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress [[Peggy Evans]], with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Howard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1718|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit/>

The 1956 'Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen' Annual gives, on Page 71, the following titles of Howard's then most recent "Films": ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]''; ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]''; ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]''; ''[[Front Page Story]]''; and, ''[[Out of the Clouds]]''.

==Partial filmography==
* ''[[A Canterbury Tale]]'' (1944)
*''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]'' (1946)
* ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]'' (1947)
* ''[[A Sister to Assist 'Er (1948 film)|A Sister to Assist 'Er]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Front Page Story]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Out of the Clouds]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Baby and the Battleship]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hereshoward_7773210.shtml Mark Lewisohn, BBC Comedy Guide]
*{{IMDb name|0397501}}

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