Una To Host Rance Howard For Film Festival
Feb. 25, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. — The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival will welcome veteran actor Rance Howard next month. The veteran actor, whose credits include more than 200 film and television roles, will discuss his extensive career with guests at 7 p.m. March 6 in UNA's GUC Performance Center. Local filmmaker Tonya Holly will emcee.
Howard, an Oklahoma native and father of Oscar-winning director/producer Ron Howard, began his acting career on the stage at a very young age. His first role on the screen was in the 1956 film "Frontier Woman," which was soon followed by the first of many guest appearances on television. Howard's extensive resume includes roles in the films "Cool Hand Luke," "Ed Wood," "Indepenence Day" and "Grand Theft Auto," which he co-wrote with son Ron. With television roles ranging from cowboy to space traveler, Howard has appeared in many notable programs, including "The Virginian," "Bonanza," "Battlestar Galactica" and "Babylon 5." He appeared with son Clint in the 1960s familiy favorite "Gentle Ben" and worked with son Ron in many episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Happy Days." Howard continues to stay busy in front of the camera, with work on five films slated for release in 2009. He will also have a major role as Henry Barrow in Tonya Holly's upcoming film, "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde". Howard follows several major celebrity guests at the George Lindsey UNA film festival, including Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton in 2008 and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine in 2007. The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is one of the few film festivals hosted by a university. The event was founded in 1998 by UNA alumnus and celebrated actor and entertainer George Lindsey. Lindsey's own film career has included several important roles, including the character Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show." For more information on the 2009 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, visit www.lindseyfilmfest.com, or contact the film festival staff at lindseyfilmfest@una.edu or 256-765-4592.About The University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.