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Dorris Bowdon |
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Dorris Bowdon was an American actress of The Grapes of Wrath,
Young Mr. Lincoln, Jennie, Drums Along the Mohawk,
and The Moon is Down fame. Her best-remembered role
was Rose of Sharon, Tom Joad's (portrayed by Henry Fonda)
pregnant sister, in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's
classic, The Grapes of Wrath.
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Biographical fast facts |
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Full or original name at birth: Dorris Estelle Bowdon
Date and place of birth: December 27, 1914, Coldwater, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Date, place and cause of death: August 9, 2005,
Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital,
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A.* (Heart failure/Strokes)
Marriage
Husband: Nunnally Johnson (m. February 4, 1940 - March 25, 1977)
(his death)
Children
Son: Scott Johnson
Daughters: Christie Johnson Lucero and Roxanna Johnson Lonergan
Note: Scott, Christie and Roxanna were all her children,
but Marjorie Johnson and Nora Johnson were
Nunnally Johnson's daughters from earlier marriages,
contrary to what a few sources report.
Parents
Father: James Bowdon (a doctor)
Mother: Estelle Bowdon
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* A couple of sources erroneously report
she died in "Los Angeles."
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