Dorris Bowdon Net Worth

✎ About Dorris Bowdon

Who is it?: Actress

Birth Place: Coldwater, Mississippi, United States

Died On: August 9, 2005(2005-08-09) (aged 90)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.

Birth Sign: Capricorn

Occupation: film actress

Years active: 1938-1943

Spouse(s): Nunnally Johnson (1939-1977; his death)

Children: 3

Dorris Bowdon Net Worth

Dorris Bowdon was born on December 27, 1914 in Coldwater, Mississippi, United States, is Actress. Dorris Bowdon was discovered by a scout from 20th Century Fox, after she had just won the Miss Memphis 1937 title. She went west to Hollywood, along with two other ingénues, Linda Darnell and Mary Healy, who to this day has remained her closest friend. A friend in the publicity department arranged for her to meet with Nunnally Johnson, who was just finishing up The Grapes of Wrath (1940). He became smitten with the beauty, who was 18 years his junior, and they soon married. He was happy for the first time, after two other attempts, and it was the first and only time for Dorris. They remained married until his death in 1977 and had three children. A generation was skipped before producing another actor, her only grandson, Jack Johnson, who at nine-years-old, starred in the movie, Lost in Space (1998). Dorris continues to have a long list of fans who have remained loyal throughout the years. Amazing, considering she gave up her career when her first child was born in 1943.
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💰Dorris Bowdon Net worth: $18 Million

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1914

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

1930

Bowdon was an Actress in the 1930s and 1940s. When she was 20 years old, talent scout Ivan Kahn found her in Memphis, Tennessee, and brought her to Hollywood, California, for a screen test with 20th Century Fox. She "didn't fare so well" in her first test, so she was given another try.

1939

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. It was designed by Architect Paul R. Williams and built from 1937 to 1938 by O' Neal and Son.

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✎ About Dorris Bowdon

💰Dorris Bowdon Net worth: $18 Million

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