Family Novelist
Cheryl, Ron’s wife, has appeared in several of his films, including cameos in Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and Angels & Demons. Cheryl, who married the filmmaker in 1975, has several strings to her bow. In the Face of Jinn, a thriller was her first novel, published in 2005. Maybe we’ll see that on the big screen someday…
A Tribute For Clint
Unfortunately, the family experienced a big loss in November 2017 when their patriarch died. And, in true Howard fashion, Ron delivered the heartbreaking news about his father with a loving note. “Clint and I consider ourselves fortunate to be Rance Howard’s sons.” “He died today at the age of 89,” he posted on Twitter.