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Roxana McGowan

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Roxana McGowan

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Nov 1976 (aged 79)
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Actress. A star of the silent film era, she is best known for her association with Mack Sennett. Born in Chicago, she moved to Hollywood and soon became one of the director's "bathing beauties." She made her film debut in the comedy short, "Villa Of The Movies" in 1917, alongside Slim Summerside and Bobby Dunn. Her other screen credits include, "Teddy At The Throttle" (1917), "The Sultan's Wife" (1917), "A Bedroom Blunder" (1917), "The Summer Girls" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "The Tough Tenderfoot" (1918), His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "When Love Is Blind" (1919). She retired from motion pictures in 1919. She was married three times, in 1919 to actor/director Albert Ray, in 1931 to producer/director John M. Stahl, and in 1951 to Horatio Ben Smith.

Actress. A star of the silent film era, she is best known for her association with Mack Sennett. Born in Chicago, she moved to Hollywood and soon became one of the director's "bathing beauties." She made her film debut in the comedy short, "Villa Of The Movies" in 1917, alongside Slim Summerside and Bobby Dunn. Her other screen credits include, "Teddy At The Throttle" (1917), "The Sultan's Wife" (1917), "A Bedroom Blunder" (1917), "The Summer Girls" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "The Tough Tenderfoot" (1918), His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "When Love Is Blind" (1919). She retired from motion pictures in 1919. She was married three times, in 1919 to actor/director Albert Ray, in 1931 to producer/director John M. Stahl, and in 1951 to Horatio Ben Smith.



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