Frances Howard (June 4, 1906 - July 2, 1976) was a minor American actress, also the second (2nd) wife of Academy Award-winning producer Samuel Goldwyn.
Mother of Samuel Goldwyn Jr., grandmother of actor/director Tony Goldwyn.
As detailed in Jeff Berg's Samuel Goldwyn biography, Frances Goldwyn was hopelessly in love with gay director George Cukor, and was ultimately buried next to him upon her death in 1976.
Stepmother of Ruth Capps.
Grandmother of Paramount Studios president John Goldwyn.
Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Garden of Honor, unmarked. (Private area. Not accessible to the general public). She is buried next to George Cukor at her request because of her long, but unrequited love for him.
Mother of producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. Mother-in-law of Jennifer Howard (I).
