Yvonne Howell was an actress whose career began in silent films. Her mother was vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell

Alice Howell

Alice Howell , was a silent film comedy actress from New York City.Early reviews of her movies describe her as the scream of the screen....

 (1886–1961).

In 1930, she became the first wife of then cameraman George Stevens

George Stevens

George Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Among his most notable films were Diary of Anne Frank , nominated for Best Director, Giant , winner of Oscar for Best Director, Shane , Oscar nominated, and A Place in the Sun , winner of Oscar for Best...

 (1904–1975), an Academy Award-winning film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. They divorced in 1947. Their son, George Stevens, Jr.

George Stevens, Jr.

George Cooper Stevens, Jr. is an American award-winning film and television writer, director, producer, and founder of the American Film Institute...

, was founding director of the American Film Institute

American Film Institute

The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...

. After her film career ended, Mrs. Stevens was a nurse's aide at Army hospitals in Southern California during World War II and later served as a volunteer tutor.

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