The Oscar-winning director explained that the actress refused to call him by his first name and only by "Mr. Howard" Howard directed Davis, then 72, in the 1980 NBC TV movie, which served as the third ...

Davis only referred to Howard as "Mr. Howard" until she decided she liked him, he revelaed in a new interview Bettmann Archive via Getty; Major H Prod./Courtesy Everett Collection Ron Howard revealed ...