Arlene Howell

Arlene Howell (born Eurlyne Howell, October 26, 1939)[1] is a former American television actress from northern Louisiana who won the title of Miss USA of 1958.

Arlene (Eurlyne) Howell
Born
Arlene Howell

(1939-10-26) October 26, 1939
Delhi, Louisiana, U.S.
Other namesEurlyne Howell
TitleMiss Louisiana USA 1958
Spouse(s)Paul Michael LaCava (1959-?
Gerald F. Maruschak (1983-)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Miss USA 1958 (winner)

Early life and education

Howell was born in Delhi, Louisiana,[1] the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Howell.[2] She has two sisters. They attended local schools. Howell graduated from Bossier High School, class of 1957,[3] in Bossier City, Louisiana.[4] She studied speech and dramatics at Centenary College of Louisiana.[5]

Beauty pageant and acting career

Howell entered the state level of the Miss USA beauty pageant, hoping to earn some money to support her work in an acting career. After winning Miss Louisiana USA, she became the first of three titleholders from the state to win the Miss USA crown, when she won the Miss USA Pageant in Long Beach, California, in July 1958. That same week, she competed in the Miss Universe Pageant and placed as third runner-up, and is to date the only Miss USA to place third runner-up at Miss Universe.[6]

Howell's television debut occurred September 28, 1958, on Maverick[7] in the episode "Alias Bart Maverick." In 1959, she was cast as secretary Melody Lee Mercer in the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama Bourbon Street Beat.[8] The series is set in New Orleans. Studio publicity at the time emphasized Howell's Louisiana roots, but the program was produced in Los Angeles.

Howell also played Cindy/Ladybird in several episodes of Maverick.[9] She was cast in episodes of 77 Sunset Strip, Bronco, Alcoa Premiere, and played "Flora" in a 1966 episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..[10]

Personal life

Howell married engineer Paul LaCava in August 1959.[11]

References
  1. "Family". The Shreveport Journal. Louisiana, Shreveport. July 24, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Family of Beauty Queen Is Living on Excitement". The Shreveport Journal. Louisiana, Shreveport. July 24, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Eurlyne Howell, Les Memoires 1957, Bossier High School, Bossier City, Louisiana, page 29, lower right
  4. "Eurlyne Howell". The Monroe News-Star. Louisiana, Monroe. July 24, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bossier Girl Wins Miss U.S.A. Title". The Monroe News-Star. Louisiana, Monroe. United Press International. July 24, 1958. p. 1.
  6. Profile Archived 2006-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Miss USA official website; accessed August 11, 2015.
  7. "Eurlyne Howell In TV Debut Here Sept. 28". The Shreveport Journal. Louisiana, Shreveport. September 8, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 128.
  9. Arlene Howell profile, imdb.com; accessed August 11, 2015.
  10. TV.com (1966-01-28). "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  11. Remington, Fred (January 24, 1960). "Bourbon Street Belle". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 110. Retrieved June 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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