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David Howard (director)

David Howard, American film director (died 1941)

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Born
October 6, 1896
Died
December 21, 1941
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1896

About David Howard (director)

David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941, 29 of them westerns starring George O'Brien, including the acclaimed Mystery Ranch (1932). He was born as David Paget Davis III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The world when David Howard (director) was born

David Howard (director) was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Howard (director)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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