âShadowhuntersâ: âMortal Instrumentsâ TV series casts Dominic Sherwood as male lead. âOrphan Blackâ: The Castor clones ignite a battle of the sexes. More in: TV, Alan Van Sprang, Mortal Instruments, Noelene Clark, Shadowhunters.
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.
Ron Howard: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood. Ron Howard was born on 1 March 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA. Ron is an American by nationality and belongs to German, English, Scottish, Irish, and remote Dutch ethnicity. His birth name is Ronald William Howard.