Sally Ann Howes is a retired English actress and singer with a career spanning six decades. She was born in John’s Wood, London on July 20, 1930. Howes holds dual British-American citizenship and previously lived in New York. She, however, now lives somewhere in Florida. Howes is the granddaughter of Broadway director Captain JAE Malone and the daughter of the famous English actor-comedian Bobby Howes. She is best remembered for her role as Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The professional life of Sally-Ann Howes
Howes began her acting career at the age of twelve. She previously worked on numerous film projects before she turned 20. The most significant film of her early career was Anna Karenina (1948). She got her big start in stage acting in 1950 with Leonard Bernstein’s Fancy-Free and then appeared in Sandy Wilson’s musical, Caprice. However, her 1968 children’s film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remains her biggest blockbuster to date.
The screenplay for the film was written by one of America’s greatest writers, Roald Dahl, who also created the timeless classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Fans and admirers still refer to her as Truly Scrumptious, which was her character’s name in the film. In the film, she starred alongside the famous actor Dick Van Dyke, who played Caractacus Potts.
She later appeared in the film adaptation of The Dead, a classic short story by Irish author and novelist James Joyce. The film was first released in 1987. Towards the end of her career, Howes devoted herself more to the musical stage. She retired in 1992, although she is still active in musical theater today.
Who is the husband of Sally Ann Howes?
In 1958, Howes married American songwriter and playwright Richard Adler. It is important to note that this was Howes and Adler’s second marriage. After Adler’s first wife died in 1964, the actress was kind enough to adopt his two children from his first marriage. After divorcing Howes in 1966, Adler married a third time. Howes, on the other hand, had two other marriages. She is now married to literary agent Douglas Rae, with whom she has been married for 48 years. She described her marriage [with Rae] as her “biggest achievement” and “rock” in one of her interviews.
What’s Howes up to these days?
Unfortunately, nothing is known about Howes’ location or project. Her last public appearance was in 2012 when she was photographed with her husband Rae at the Theater Guild Dinner at Palm Beach Dramaworks. He currently works as an art consultant for the Guild in Florida, according to reports. The successful actress is rumored to attend charity events, seminars and Broadway premieres. However, no reliable source seems to have confirmed this fact.
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