Jobyna Howland

Jobyna Howland was born on Mar 31, 1880 in USA. Jobyna Howland's big-screen debut came with Second Youth directed by Albert Parker in 1924. Jobyna Howland is known for The Story of Temple Drake directed by Stephen Roberts, Miriam Hopkins stars as Temple Drake and William Gargan as Stephen Benbow. The upcoming new movie Jobyna Howland plays is The Story of Temple Drake which will be released on Dec 01, 1933.

Jobyna Howland was born on March 31, 1880 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her father was a civil war veteran. Jobyna's family moved to Denver, Colorado where she studied acting. When she was a teenager she went to New York City and started modeling. The six foot tall redhead posed for Charles Dana Gibson's famous "Gibson Girl" sketches. In 1899 she was cast in the stage play Rupet Of Hentzau. Then she starred in the shows The Messenger Boy and Winsome Winnie. Jobyna wanted to play dramatic roles but her height and booming voice made her better suited for comedy. On October 2, 1900 she married novelist Arthur Stringer. The couple had a volatile relationship and separated several times before divorcing in 1914. Soon after she fell in love with playwright Zoe Akins and the two women moved in together in Los Angeles. At the age of thirty-eight she made her film debut in the 1918 drama Her Only Way.