Dorris Estelle Bowdon (December 27, 1914 – August 9, 2005) was an Americanactress, best known for her role as Rose of Sharon in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This is a current Biography collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... The cover of The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is a work of fiction written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ...
Bowdon was born in Coldwater, Mississippi, one of 7 children. 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 1943, which prematurely ended Bowden's acting career. She is the grandmother of actor Jack Johnson. Coldis water is a town located in Tate County, Mississippi. ... Nunnally Johnson (December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed films. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
Dorris Bowdon died at the age of ninety of a stroke and heart failure.
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Bowdon's death Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television hospital in Los Angeles was caused by strokes, heart failure, and old age, said her daughter-in-law, Fredda Johnson.
Bowdon was cast as Tom Joad's pregnant sister Rosasharn in ''The Grapes of Wrath," which was based on John Steinbeck's novel and starred Henry Fonda.
Dorris Estelle Bowdon was born Dec. 27, 1914, in Coldwater, Miss., to James and Lillian Bowdon.
Dorris Estelle Bowdon was born at Coldwater, Mississippi, on December 27 1914, one of the seven children of a doctor who died when Dorris was two.
Despite her mother's disapproval, DorrisBowdon went to Hollywood for a screen test, making the journey with two other unknowns, Linda Darnell and Mary Healy, who was to become a lifelong friend.
DorrisBowdon's first speaking part was in Down on the Farm (1938), which was followed by a role as a farm girl in John Ford's Young Mr Lincoln (1939).
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