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Jean Speegle Howard, Mother of Ron Howard, Dies. Stage and screen actress Jean Speegle Howard, mother of actor-director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, died Sept. 2 of complications from heart and respiratory illness in Burbank, Calif. She was 73.
Early life [edit]. Howard was born in El Centro, California, the son of Martha Carey (nee McDonald) mcdonald And Kenneth Joseph, Howard., sr the older of their two. sonsoward won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1970 for his performance in Child's Play, and later won the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in Grey Gardens.