Ron Howard’s mother was cast in a role many years after abandoning her own acting aspirations for her sons, which brought Ron to tears of pride.
Ron Howard and his brother Clint had well-known actor parents who helped them navigate this exciting business as they grew up. The memoir of their family, “The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family,” written by Ron and Clint in memory of their parents, Rance Howard and Jean Speegle, included information on how their parents …