Leslie Howard, English actor mb-code 00483963 Goodman's Fields

Goodman's Fields

ironically the circuit at which he had enjoyed the most success

the main figure represented perched on a rock by water with a Chinese carp or goldfish below and a specimen of red sea weed behind

Plate 16 from volume I of The natural history of Carolina

Interior view of the Royal Exchange

Leslie Howard, English actor mb-code 00483963 Goodman's FieldsLeslie Howard, English actor, 1933. Howard (1893 1943) made his name playing stiff upper lipped English characters before landing the role of Ashley Wilkes in 'Gone with the Wind' (1939). He returned to Britain from Hollywood to assist with the war effort but was killed when the plane carrying him on a trip to Lisbon was shot down by the Luftwaffe over the Bay of Biscay.