Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Bowdon
Born (1914-12-27)December 27, 1914
Coldwater, Mississippi, U.S.
Died August 9, 2005(2005-08-09) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation film actress
Years active 1938-1943
Spouse(s) Nunnally Johnson
(1939-1977; his death)
Children 3 children

Dorris Estelle Bowdon (December 27, 1914 – August 9, 2005) was an American actress, best known for her role as Rosasharn in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda.

Biography

Early life

Dorris Estelle Bowdon was born on December 27, 1914 in Coldwater, Mississippi, one of seven children.

Career

She was an actress in the 1930s and 1940s.

Personal life

She was married to Nunnally Johnson from 1939 until his death in 1977, and they had three children together, the first of whom was born in 1942, which prematurely ended Bowden's acting career. They resided in a mansion located at 625 Mountain Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[1] It was designed by architect Paul R. Williams and built from 1937 to 1938 by O' Neal and Son.[1]

Death

She died in Los Angeles at the age of ninety of a stroke and heart failure. She was cremated and a portion of her ashes were scattered at sea and another portion interred with her husband Nunnally Johnson in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Legacy

Actor Jack Johnson is her grandson.

Complete filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Victoria Talbot, 'Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission Splits 2 To 2 on Mountain Drive Landmark Vote', The Beverly Hills Courier, October 03, 2014, Vol. XXXXVIIII, No. 39, p. 4

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