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Dorris Bowdon

Actor

Dorris Bowdon

Born December 27, 1914 in Coldwater, Mississippi, USADied August 9, 20056 films

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.

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The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as RosasharnTom 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…View film

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Filmography

6 films as actor
  1. 1943The Moon Is DownMolly Morden
  2. 1940JennieLottie Schermer
  3. 1940The Grapes of WrathRosasharn
  4. 1939Drums Along the MohawkMary Reall
  5. 1939Young Mr. LincolnCarrie Sue (uncredited)
  6. 1938Down on the FarmTessie Moody