Life and work
Ron Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor. Born: 1 March 1954. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · Director · 1954–
Ron Howard
Ron Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor. Born on 1 March 1954, this profile follows Ron Howard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Franklin Canyon Park, Pantheon and Piazza Navona, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Andy Griffith Show · Franklin Canyon Park
Ron Howard is credited as cast member on The Andy Griffith Show. The work’s existing location story leads to Franklin Canyon Park. Franklin Lake supplied the fishing-hole setting in the show’s opening credits. The pin marks the park rather than an exact recreation of the opening shot.
The Andy Griffith Show — credits ↗︎Franklin Canyon Park: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
Angels & Demons · Pantheon
Ron Howard is credited as director on Angels & Demons. The work’s existing location story leads to Pantheon. Pantheon is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Angels & Demons — credits ↗︎Angels & Demons — location reference ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 6 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Franklin Canyon Park ↗︎
The Andy Griffith Show
Franklin Lake supplied the fishing-hole setting in the show’s opening credits. The pin marks the park rather than an exact recreation of the opening shot.
Franklin Canyon Park: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
Franklin Canyon Drive
Open street map ↗︎Colosseum ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Colosseum
Colosseum is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza del Colosseo 1, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Pantheon ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Pantheon
Pantheon is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza della Rotonda, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza Navona ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza Navona, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Castel Sant’Angelo ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Castel Sant’Angelo
Castel Sant’Angelo is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Lungotevere Castello 50, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza del Popolo ↗︎
Angels & Demons — Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza del Popolo, Roma
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1954-03-01
Born 1 March 1954
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Andy Griffith Show
Sheldon Leonard
Angels & Demons ↗︎
Angels & Demons
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Rome ↗︎
Cinema, fountains, studios and midnight streets. Follow the city where antiquity and modern image-making share the frame.
Angels & Demons ↗︎
Follow Angels & Demons through 5 real places in Rome. The thriller turns baroque Rome into a clockwork route of symbols, fountains and fortified passages.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Hans Zimmer ↗︎
Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born on 12 September 1957, this profile follows Hans Zimmer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rock (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Legion of Honor, with existing stories in San Francisco, Chicago, Rome and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ewan McGregor ↗︎
Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor. Born on 31 March 1971, this profile follows Ewan McGregor through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Castel Sant’Angelo, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Don Knotts ↗︎
Don Knotts was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Born on 21 July 1924, this profile follows Don Knotts through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Pleasantville (1998). The location trail reaches Franklin Canyon Park and Malibu Creek State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Andy Griffith ↗︎
Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer. Born on 1 June 1926, this profile follows Andy Griffith through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Andy Griffith Show (1960). The location trail reaches Franklin Canyon Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
David Koepp ↗︎
David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. Born on 9 June 1963, this profile follows David Koepp through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Death Becomes Her (1992), Spider-Man (2002) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches The Ebell of Los Angeles, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Greystone Mansion, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ayelet Zurer ↗︎
Ayelet Zurer is an Israeli actress. Born on 28 June 1969, this profile follows Ayelet Zurer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Castel Sant’Angelo, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.