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Ron Howard has long been a presence in television before Arrested Development, so he didn't "return" to TV for that project. So I added further information about his TV activities. JuanOso 20:16, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

1 Composer?
2 Ethnicity
3 Max Baer
4 Career Chronology
5 Connection to scientology?
6 WikiProject class rating
7 Added
8 Mash
9 Talent
10 Directing

[edit] Composer?

Will anyone write about how Ron Howard is a music writer and composer? I belive he even wrote the music to "A Beautiful Mind". Good stuff. 65.9.89.94 04:02, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnicity

== Da Vinci Code ==

His latest film, The Da Vinci Code, reteaming Howard with Splash and Apollo 13 star Tom Hanks, has been a box office hit, despite largely negative reviews and criticisms of its historical and theologic accuracy.

Is it worth noting the criticisms of accuracy for a fictional movie of a fictional book? Shouldn't the furor be mostly over the book, and the line about the movie end with "despite largely negative reviews"? Unless the movie has additional inaccuracies beyond the book (I haven't seen it, so I can't say), it seems like an unnecessary point. --4.254.112.191 03:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Max Baer

Ron Howard did a great slander to the memory of Max Baer in Cinderalla Man. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.28 (talk) 22:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Career Chronology

Although The Music Man was Howard's first major big screen success as a child actor, he had already been appearing on The Andy Griffith Show for 2 years by the time the picture was released. The article seems to suggest that the film came first. It is more likely that he had gained recognition first as Opie, which led to his being cast as Winthrop. MDonfield 05:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

A notable film for Howard was "The Shootist" with John Wayne. I believe this film was soon after the end of his Opie role and prior to "Happy Days". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.7.18.61 (talk) 23:30, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

No mention of "The Shootist" 1969 with John Wayne. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.206.231.215 (talk) 05:09, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Connection to scientology?

I read on a website, Prophecy 333, which does not constitute a reliable source that Illuminati defector Leo Zagami calls Howard "Scientology film director". Is this a claim that Howard is a scientologist or merely a spin on the fact that he is doing work with scientologists?

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 03:35, 10 November 2007 (UTC) )

That website looks as foil-hatted as they come. 24.252.50.236 (talk) 04:12, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Added

Land Of The Giants (TV series) Episode: Genus At Work (1969) I Just Watched it KingSparta 18:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mash

I was watching VERY old reruns of Mash tonight and saw Ron Howard on it. The episode is from 1973. I've added a comment as such in the TV section. Here's a link confirming it in case anyone thinks I've made a mistake :P [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by

202.180.71.69 (talk) 10:08, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

i often wonder why in the info site that ron does not mention andy griffen who had to have given ron his real start and couching —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.145.181.113 (talk) 02:20, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Talent

Is there a reliable source on Howard's ability to turn events with known outcomes into suspenseful films? "Apollo 13" is a masterpiece, & "Cinderella Man" is almost as good. (I almost think he could remake "Titanic" & have you wondering if the damn ship would actually sink!) Trekphiler (talk) 14:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Directing

Lollers, It says, Splash,[Apollo 13 (film)|"Apollo 13"]](*****) Needs Changed