Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Estelle Bowdon (December 27 1914 ? August 9 2005) was an American actress, 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.

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December 27 - 1914 - August 9 - 2005 - American - Actress - Film - John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath - Henry Fonda

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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.

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Coldwater, Mississippi - Nunnally Johnson - 1939 - 1977 - 1943

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Dorris Bowdon died at the age of ninety of a stroke and heart failure.

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