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- Birth nameCharles Robert William Howes
- Bobby Howes was born on August 4, 1895 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweet Devil (1938), Yes, Madam? (1939) and The Good Companions (1957). He was married to Patricia Malone. He died on April 27, 1972 in London, England, UK.
- SpousePatricia Malone(? - 1971) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenPeter Howes
- Daughter, with Malone, Sally Ann Howes
- His son Peter Howes was married to Jerry Desmonde's daughter Jacqueline
- Saw action on the Western Front during World War I, invalided out after suffering a German mustard gas attack.
- Diminutive song-and-dance man of British revue and musical comedy on the West End stage in the 1920's and 30's. Noted on Broadway for playing the titular character Finian McLonergan in "Finian's Rainbow" (1960). Appeared in occasional films from 1928.
- Howes was a British entertainer who was a leading musical comedy performer in London's West End theaters in the 1930s and 1940s.
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