Sidney
Coe
Howard
Born in Oakland, California, USA
Ancestors 
Son of John Lawrence Howard
and Helen Louise (Coe) Howard
Brother of
Douglas Bruce Howard
Husband of
Clare Jenness (Eames) Howard
— married
1 Jun 1922 (to 1 Mar 1930) [location unknown]
Husband of
Leopoldine Blaine (Damrosch) Howard
— married
10 Jan 1931 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Clare Jenness (Howard) Coleman and Walter Damrosch Howard
Died
at age 48
in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2015
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Biography
Sidney Howard is Notable.
He was a noted playwright and screenwriter with credits such as Gone With The Wind and "They Knew What They Wanted" to his name. He was the first person to ever win an Academy Award posthumously and the first person to win both a Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award.[1]
He is the maternal grandfather of noted actor/ director Tony Goldwyn and Paramount President John Goldwyn. It is his background and ancestry that is focused on in Tony Goldwyn's episode of Who Do You Think You Are (US).[2]
He died on his farm in a farming accident involving his tractor.[3]
Sidney Howard is buried in Tyringham Cemetery.
Sources
- ↑ IMDb: Sidney Howard (bio/trivia)
- ↑ "Tony Goldwyn." Who Do You Think You Are (US) (Season 6 Episode 5). TLC. 5 April 2015
- ↑ IMDb: Sidney Howard (bio/trivia)
- ↑ Wikipedia: Sidney Howard
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 7254501
- Birth: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
citing Birth, Alameda, Alameda, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
FamilySearch Record: QGLQ-26Q4 (accessed 16 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XX69-B9K Image number 00231
Sidney Coe Howard born on 26 Jun 1891, son of Jns L Howard & Saley L Coe, in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States. - Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
FamilySearch Record: QR9W-2YPZ (accessed 16 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1G-35DZ Image number 02783
Name: Sidney Coe Howard; Military Service Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 26 Jun 1891; Death Date: 23 Aug 1939. - Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 7254501, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
FamilySearch Record: QVVQ-VRB9 (accessed 16 December 2022)
Find A Grave: Memorial #7254501
Sidney Coe Howard burial (died on 23 Aug 1939) in Tyringham Cemetery, Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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