THE FOLLOWING IS FROM PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Sally Ann Howes, the actress who starred in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died. She was 91.
Howes died on Sunday at a hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, according to The New York Times. Howes’s cause of death is unknown. She had homes in West Palm Beach and London.
The actress was born in London in 1930 as the daughter of the popular comedian Bobby Howes and the actress and singer Patricia Malone.
Howes’ first movie came at the age of 12 in 1943’s Thursday’s Child. She continued to star in movies, TV shows and in stage productions throughout her childhood, including 1948’s Anna Karenina opposite Vivien Leigh and 1945’s Dead of Night with Michael Redgrave.
The actress’s career included performing at the White House for Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
