Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Bowdon

Born: December 27, 1914
Died: August 9, 2005
in Coldwater, Mississippi, USA
Dorris Estelle Bowdon (December 27, 1914 – August 9, 2005) was an American actress, best known for her role as Rosasharn in The Grapes of Wrath.

Movies for Dorris Bowdon...

The Moon Is Down
Title: The Moon Is Down
Character: Molly Morden
Released: March 14, 1943
Type: Movie
The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.
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The Grapes of Wrath
Title: The Grapes of Wrath
Character: Rosasharn
Released: March 15, 1940
Type: Movie
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
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Drums Along the Mohawk
Title: Drums Along the Mohawk
Character: Mary Reall
Released: November 10, 1939
Type: Movie
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.
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Young Mr. Lincoln
Title: Young Mr. Lincoln
Character: Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Released: June 9, 1939
Type: Movie
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
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Down on the Farm
Title: Down on the Farm
Character: Tessie Moody
Released: October 11, 1938
Type: Movie
Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.