All of us here at Silksoundbooks would like to wish star audio book reader Alan Howard a very happy birthday.

Alan was born on August the 5th in 1937 into a long standing theatrical dynasty. His father was the actor Arthur Howard and his mother’s family had been acting for five generations begun by his great-great grandfather Henry MacKenzie who journeyed to London and become the actor Henry Compton. The diverse clan also includes the world famous author Sir Compton MacKenzie.

His career began, as family tradition demanded, as an Assistant Stage Manager sweeping the stage at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, but he fairly swiftly rose to a prominence in the English theatre enjoyed by very few actors. He was named a Commander of the British Empire in 1998.

Amongst his many film roles have been Cromwell in The Return of the Musketeers, Michael in The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, and the voice of the ring in the recent Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

For Silksoundbooks, Alan has recorded four wonderful audio books written by Robert Louis Stevenson... The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Markheim, A Lodging for the Night and The Pavilion on the Links are all read in Alan's own unique way and are available to download only from silksoundbooks.com

Happy Birthday Alan !