My Sources

I would like to state that I have found minor errors in every book and article I have read about Leslie Howard, including the books written by Howard's own children. I point these out when I find them and in one instance, "Leslie Howard's Lucky Coin," I have done an extensive study into the facts and timeline of the events discussed in the article. Most errors seem innocent enough and are more a matter of when an event occurred rather than if the event occurred. More concerning, however, are statements made in Estel Eforgan's book which are damaging to Leslie Howard's character and reputation with somewhat questionable or missing sources. I have noted in my Leslie Howard Biography when I disagree with Eforgan's conclusions. In any event, when I find any mention of Leslie Howard in any source and the statement does not have a reference, I attempt to verify against another source. I only include unverified information to illustrate known events while storytelling and when there would be no material impact to the facts of Leslie Howard's life or his character.

I do not read Spanish and have never read José Rey Ximena's book. However, statements in his book regarding Leslie Howard and Conchita Montenegro have been widely reported so I assume they are contained in his book. However, Conchita Montenegro's claims have not been verified as far as I know.

Other material, such as Wikipedia articles, have questionable statements which I am attempting to verify. I have noted these in articles and pages I have written and will update these statements when the resources have been verified.

Sources not shown below are contained in the Sections: Useful Websites, Useful Websites Print, Media History Digital Library - Magazines, and Useful Websites Radio.

1. Alperin, Carlos. Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn. Trailer. Distributed by Galloping Films. Online Video Clip. YouTube. GallopingFilms.com, 26 February 2016. Web. [access: Ongoing].
2. Arthur Lloyd Music Hall and Theatre History. Mathew Lloyd. Web. [access: Ongoing].
3. "Aviation Safety Network: Criminal Occurrence Description." Flight Safety Foundation. Aviation Safety Network. Web. [accessed: 13 September 2016].
4. Benham, Laura. "Lancelot in Modern Dress." Screenland, March, 1935. Screenland Magazine Inc., New York.
5. "BOAC Flight 777." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia foundation, Inc. 6 September 2016. Web. [accessed: 13 September 2016].
6. "British Air Liner Lost: Mr. Leslie Howard A Passenger, Attacked By Enemy." The Times, 3 June 1943, p. 4, column G.
7. "London 1942", "British Council Film Collection." British Council [accessed: 13 September 2016].
8. Churchill, Winston S. The Hinge of Fate. New York: Houghton-Mifflin, 1950. ISBN 978-0-395-07539-5.
9. Colvin, Ian. Flight 777: The Mystery Of Leslie Howard. London: Evans Brothers, 1957. ISBN 978-171590164.
10. Covington, Howard E., Jr. Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2006. ISBN 978-0-471-75818-1.
11. Eforgan, Estel. Leslie Howard: The Lost Actor. London: Vallentine Mitchell Publishers, 2010. ISBN 978-0-85303-941-9.
12. Film of Britain preparing for war in 1940 revealed by the British Council, The Telegraph. 29 May 2014. Web. [accessed: 2016].
13. Fletcher, Adele Whitely. "Love In the Life of Leslie Howard." Modern Screen, October 1933. Dell Publishing Company, Inc., New Jersey.
14. Gargan, William. Why Me? An Autobiography. Doubleday and Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1969. ISBN 978-1-199-32225-8.
15. Goss, Chris. Bloody Biscay: The History of V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40. Manchester:Crécy Publishing Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-0-85979-175-5.
16. gascoyneone. TOM HAMILTON SCREENING. Video. YouTube. 27 December 2015. Web. Ongoing.
17. Grant, Jack. "Explaining Leslie Howard, Who Needs Explaining!" Motion Picture, July, 1933. Motion Picture Publications, Inc., Chicago.
18. Hall, Gladys. "I Know What It's Like to Be in Human Bondage." Motion Picture, August, 1934. Motion Picture Publications, Inc., Chicago.
19. Hall, Gladys. "Why Is Leslie Howard the Man of the Moment?" Movie Classic, March, 1933. Motion Picture Publications, Inc., Chicago. 
20. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Various. HathiTrust.org. [access: Ongoing].
21. "Hdekker.info: Summing up the major accidents and incidents 1940 - 1945." Herman Dekker. Web. [accessed: 2016].
22. Howard, Leslie. "And Now the Radio Actor." Vanity Fair, March 5, 1927. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
23. Howard, Leslie. "Anyhow They Mean Well." The New York Times, May 11, 1924. The New York Times Company, New York.
24. Howard, Leslie. "Back-Stage Visitors • I—The Insurance Gentleman." The New York Times, November 12, 1927. The New York Times Company, New York.
25. Howard, Leslie. "Back-Stage Visitors • II—The Process Server." The New York Times, November 19, 1927. The New York Times Company, New York.
26. Howard, Leslie. "Back-Stage Visitors • III-My Public." The New York Times, November 26, 1927. The New York Times Company, New York.
27. Howard, Leslie. "Biography of an Anglo-American Child." Vanity Fair, September, 1927. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
28. Howard, Leslie. "The Broadway Premiere." Vanity Fair, August, 1926. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
29. Howard, Leslie. "Doug Jr., As I Know Him." Movie Mirror Magazine, April, 1934
30. Howard, Leslie. "Holy Hollywood." The New Yorker, May 14, 1927. F-R Publishing Corporation, New York.
31. Howard, Leslie. "In Which Mr. Howard Talks About Acting." The New York Times, March 23, 1930. The New York Times Company, New York.
32. Howard, Leslie. "The Intimate Diary of An Opening Night."  The New Yorker, October 31, 1925. F-R Publishing Corporation, New York.
33. Howard, Leslie. "Learn to Listen Well." American Cinematographer, December, 1932.
34. Howard, Leslie. "Men of Free France." The Living Age, October, 1940. Reprinted in The Listener, British Broadcasting Corporation.
35. Howard, Leslie. "Poor Alice." Vanity Fair, July, 1927. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
36. Howard, Leslie. "The Poor Nut and the Modest Actor." Theatre Magazine, 1927.
37. Howard, Leslie. "Presenting the Impossible." Theatre Magazine, 1930.
38. Howard, Leslie. "A Prominent Actor Views the Audience." The New York Times, December 28, 1929.  The New York Times Company, New York.
39. Howard, Leslie. "Rip Van Howard." The New Yorker, March 5, 1927. F-R Publishing Corporation, New York.
40. Howard, Leslie. "Stage-Struck." Vanity Fair, January, 1927. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
41. Howard, Leslie. "Such Is Fame."  The New Yorker, November 14, 1925. F-R Publishing Corporation, New York.
42. Howard, Leslie, translated. "Theatre Without Actors." Vanity Fair, March, 1927. Condé Nast Publications, New York.
43. Howard, Leslie, ed. with Ronald Howard. Trivial Fond Records. London: William Kimber & Co Ltd, 1982. ISBN 978-0-7183-0418-8.
44. Howard, Leslie Ruth. A Quite Remarkable Father: The Biography of Leslie Howard. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959.
45. Howard, Ronald. In Search of My Father: A Portrait of Leslie Howard. London: St. Martin's Press, 1984. ISBN 0-312-41161-8.
46. Hoyt, Caroline Somers. "Hollywood Over-Rates Romance." Modern Screen, October, 1934. Dell Publishing Company, Inc., New Jersey.
47. InafferrabileLeslieHoward Ginevra Di Verduno's Website. Web. [access: Ongoing].
48. "Inside Out investigates the disappearance of actor Leslie Howard." BBC Home - BBC ONE (West), Monday, June 2, 2003, on the 60th anniversary of Leslie Howard's death. Web. [accessed: 2016]
49. Kerr, Martha. "Leslie Howard Didn't Want to Come Back." Modern Screen, March, 1934. Dell Publishing Company, Inc., New Jersey.
50. LeslieHowardForever Ginevra Di Verduno's Photo Website. Web. [access: Ongoing].
51. LeslieHowardForever. Leslie Howard - British Greats 1980. Film. YouTube. LeslieHowardForever.tumbler.com. Ginevra di Verduno, 18 March 2015. Web. Ongoing.
52. "Leslie Howard" Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com). The Broadway League Inc. [US]. Web. [access: Ongoing].
53. "Leslie Howard On Stage." Leslie Howard Net. Ginevra di Verduno. "Theatre" Tab. Web. [access: Ongoing].
54. "Leslie Howard." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 12 September 2016. Web. [access: Ongoing]
55. Leslie Howard: On & Off Screen. Dir. Thomas Hamilton. Film.
56. Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave A Damn. Dir. Thomas Hamilton. 2016. Film.
57. Macdonald, Bill. The True Intrepid: Sir William Stephenson and the Unknown Agents. Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books 2002, ISBN 1-55192-418-8.
58. Maddox, Ben. "Is Movie Love Too Real?" Screenland, April, 1934. Screenland Magazine Inc., New York.
59. Manners, Dorothy. "If I Were Single in Hollywood—" Motion Picture, October, 1933. Motion Picture Publications, Inc., Chicago.
60. Maxwell, Virginia. "Leslie Howard's Lucky Coin." Photoplay, March, 1934. Photoplay Publishing Co., Chicago.
61. Morley, Sheridan. The British in Hollywood: Tales From the Hollywood Raj. Robson Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-86105-807-2.
62. Morley, Sheridan. Tales from the Hollywood Raj - The British, The Movies, and Tinseltown. The Viking Press, New York, 1983. ISBN 978-0-670-69162-3.
63. Nicoll, Allardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930 2 Part Set: The Beginnings of the Modern Period, pp. 738, 965. Cambridge at the University Press, 1973. ISBN 978-0-521-10946-8.
64. Reed, Dena. "Tea-Timing with The Horsy Mr. Howard." Silver Screen, March, 1935. Screenland Magazine, Inc., New York.
65. Reid, Margaret. "Riding High." Picture Play Magazine, July, 1933. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., New York.
66. Rey Ximena, José. El Vuolo de Ibis [The Flight of the Ibis] (Spanish). Madrid: Facta Ediciones SL, 2008. ISBN 978-84-934875-1-5.
67. Selznick, David O. Memo from David O. Selznick. New York: The Modern Library, 2000. ISBN 978-0-375-75531-4.
68. Smith, Joseph B. Portrait of a Cold Warrior. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. ISBN 978-0-399-11788-6.
69. SonofFrenzi. INDIEGOGO Campaign - Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave A Damn/Mystery of Flight 777. "Making of" Video Clip. YouTube. http://lesliehoward.squarespace.com [defunct], 15 September 2013. Web. [access: Ongoing].
70. The Stage Year Book: 1914, 1918, 1919. Archive.org. Web. [access: Ongoing].
71. Stevenson, William. A Man Called Intrepid: The Incredible WWII Narrative of the Hero Whose Spy Network and Secret Diplomacy Changed the Course of History. Guilford, Delaware: Lyons Press, 1976, reissued in 2000. ISBN 1-58574-154-X.
72. Stevenson, William. A Man Called Intrepid: The Incredible True Story of the Master Spy Who Helped Win World War II. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-62914-360-6.
73. Wilson, John Dover. What Happens In Hamlet. Cambridge University Press, 22nd Printing, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-09109-1.
74. Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Plays and Players Volume I: 1910-1916. The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1982. ISBN 0-8108-1596-6.
75. Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Plays and Players Volume II: 1917-1919, Index, pp. 732, 777, 786, 816-17, 853, 1148. Index #'s: 17-151; 18-27, 62, 180; 19-50. The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1982. ISBN 0-8108-1596-6.
76. Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel, pp. 1, 7, 8, 34, 43, 76, 127, 457 The Way You Look At It, 457-458 Escape, 656, 878. Index #'s: 20-3, 33, 38, 202, 252; 21-16-18, 313; 26-225, 231; 28-243, 306, 344, 430; 29-68. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8108-9301-6.
77. WolfpackRules. Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn. Online Video Clip. YouTube. 4 July 2004. Web. [access: Ongoing].

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