Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 â€" June 18, 2004) was an American actress
of film, stage and television.Dowling was born in Detroit, Michigan,
but grew up in New York City with siblings Robert, Richard, and
Constance (who also became an actress). After graduating from Hunter
College High School, she spent a short time with a Folies Bergère
group in San Francisco before her mother brought her back to New York
to attend Hunter College.After her time as a chorus girl on Broadway,
Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first
credited film role was that of Gloria, barfly and drinking companion
to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the 1945 film The Lost Weekend. She
next appeared in The Blue Dahlia, which starred Alan Ladd and Veronica
Lake.
of film, stage and television.Dowling was born in Detroit, Michigan,
but grew up in New York City with siblings Robert, Richard, and
Constance (who also became an actress). After graduating from Hunter
College High School, she spent a short time with a Folies Bergère
group in San Francisco before her mother brought her back to New York
to attend Hunter College.After her time as a chorus girl on Broadway,
Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first
credited film role was that of Gloria, barfly and drinking companion
to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the 1945 film The Lost Weekend. She
next appeared in The Blue Dahlia, which starred Alan Ladd and Veronica
Lake.
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