(Unknown) Dowling
M, #9754, d. August 2008
Pedigree Link
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Death | (Unknown) Dowling died in August 2008. Note: Road Traffic Accident. |
Events - Death & Burial
2008
Death
August 2008
(Unknown) Dowling died in August 2008. Note: Road Traffic Accident.
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study (Unknown) Dowling has the reference number 9754.
Harry G Smith1,2,3
M, #9755, b. before 15 April 1895, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
Parents
Family :-
: Partner: Mabel V Dowling (b. before 21 September 1896, d. DECEASED)
Children:
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Harry G Smith was born before 15 April 1895.3 |
| Marriage | He and Mabel V Dowling were married on 18 November 1919 in Bronx, New York, USAG, Roman Catholic parish of Our Savior; by Banns; Witnesses: Daniel Kennedy & Eugenie Dowling.4,3 |
| Death | He died DECEASED. |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1895
Birth
Before 15 April 1895
1897
Birth
1897 | Massachusetts, USAG 1919
18 November 1919 | Bronx, New York, USAG Birth before 21 September 1896 | New York, USA
GDeath: DECEASED
Harry G Smith and
Mabel V Dowling were married on 18 November 1919 in Bronx, New York, USA
G, Roman Catholic parish of Our Savior; by Banns; Witnesses: Daniel Kennedy & Eugenie Dowling.
1895
Baptised
15 April 1895 | Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG 1919
Residence
18 November 1919 | Bronx, New York, USAG Detail: North Andover; (at marriage.)
1920
Residence
24 July 1920 | Bronx, New York, USAG Detail: Birth of child Constance Smith.
1920
Residence
24 July 1920 | Bronx, New York, USAG Detail: Birth of child Robert Smith.
1930
Census
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Enumerated on the census as Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head.
1930
Residence
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Detail: 431 Beach 38th Street, Edgemere, 5th Assembly District.
1930
Occupation
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Advertising Sales Manager.
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Race
Harry G Smith was shown as White.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Harry G Smith has the reference number 9755.
Citations
- [S4318] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FUS%2FNEW_YORK%2FDRIVE_9%2F0031%2FROLL_539%2F00193&parentid=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FBAP%2F00829918,
Repository: Internet Service: Find My Past,
Citation Detail: Baptism of SMITH, CONSTANCE in Our Savior parish, The Bronx, New York, United States, on 15 August 1920; Born on 24 July 1920; to Harry G, Smith & Mabel, Dowling; Record ID: US/NY/CATH/PR/BAP/00829918,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 10 March 2022 on the page "Record Transcription: New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms | findmypast.co.uk"using Service or Portal: Findmypast; (via ORA); Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FBAP%2F00829918,
Birth-Smith-Constance-1920-7-24-USA-New-York-The-Bronx-Our-Savior-Baptism
- [S4318] SOURCE (Short):, Title: Roman Catholic Church ( Unites States of America, NEW YORK, THE BRONX), " Unites States of America Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Transcripts", Citation Detail: Baptism of SMITH, ROBERT in Our Savior parish, The Bronx, New York, United States, on 15 August 1920; Born on 24 July 1920; to Harry G, Smith & Mabel, Danling; Sponsors: Harry Tierney & Jane Harvey; Record ID: US/NY/CATH/PR/BAP/00829919;
Birth-Smith-Constance-1920-7-24-USA-New-York-The-Bronx-Our-Savior-Baptism
- [S4319] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FMAR%2F00220676%2FG,
Repository: Internet Service: Find My Past,
Citation Detail: Marriage of SMITH, HARRY G to MABEL V, DOWLING in Our Savior parish, The Bronx, United States, on 18 November 1919; Groom:- of John Smith Smith & Annie Robinson; Residence: North Andover; Bride:- & Frances Kerrin; Spouse's residence: 4580 Park Ave; Witnesses: Daniel Kennedy & Eugenie Dowling; Record ID: US/NY/CATH/PR/MAR/00220676/G,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 10 March 2022 using Service or Portal: Findmypast; Host: findmypast.co.uk; (via ORA),
Marriage-Smith-Harry G-Dowling-Harry G-1919-11-18-USA-New-York-Bronx-Our Savior
- [S4316] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372&parentid=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372%2F014,
Citation Detail: Census for SMITH, HARRY household of Queens, Queens, New York, United States of America. Nara Series: T626; NARA roll: 1605; Record ID: USC/1930/004952192/00372/014; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Harry Smith Head Married Male 33 1897 Massachusetts Mabel Smith Wife Married Female 28 1902 New York Constance Smith Daughter Single Female 9 1921 New York Robert Smith Son Single Male 9 1921 New York Doris Smith Daughter Single Female 6 1924 Michigan Richard Smith Son Single Male 1 1929 New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 9 March 2022 at , Findmypast. Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC/1930/004952192/00372/014
Census-1930-USA-Smith-Harry-1897-NY-Queens-A
Portrait-Dowling-Constance-BB01
Constance Smith1,2,3
F, #9756, b. 24 July 1920, d. 28 October 1969
Pedigree Link
Parents
Family :-
: Partner: Ivan Tors (d. DECEASED)
Children:
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Constance Smith was born on 24 July 1920 in Bronx, New York, USAG.4,5,3 |
| Marriage | She and Ivan Tors were married in 1955 in Hungary. |
| Death | She died on 28 October 1969, in Los Angeles, California, USAG.5,6,4 |
| Burial | She was buried after 28 October 1969 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USAG, Holy Cross Cemetery Section P, Lot 421 Grave 4. |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1920
Birth
21 July 1920 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
1920
Birth
24 July 1920 | Bronx, New York, USAG 1921
19200
Baptism
15 August 1920 | Bronx, New York, USAG Constance Smith was baptised on 15 August 1920 in Bronx, New York, USA
G.
1955~35
Description
Described as: Blonde hair, hazel eyes.
19309
Census
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Enumerated on the census as Age: 9; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: Daughter.
19309
Residence
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Detail: 431 Beach 38th Street, Edgemere, 5th Assembly District.
Residence
Between 1 April 1935 and 10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Detail: 148 West 91st Street, Block B.
194019
Occupation
10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Theatre Actress.
194019
Census
10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Enumerated on the census as Age: 19; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: Daughter.
1943
Occupation
Before 1943
Model & Chorus Girl: Panama Hattie (with sister Doris), Hold On To Your Hats, The Strings My Lord Are False.
1944~24
Occupation
1944 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Up In Arms' as Nurse Lt Mary Morgan directed by Samuel Goldwyn.
1944~24
Occupation
1944 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'The Well-Groomed Bride' as Rita Sloane.
1944~24
Residence
1944 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
1944~24
Occupation
1944 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Knickerbocker Holiday' as Tina Tiehoven.
1946~26
Immigration
1946 | Italy
She immigrated to Italy in 1946 from USA.
1946~26
Occupation
1946 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in Black Angel as Mavis Marlowe.
1946~26
Occupation
1946 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Addio Mimi!' or 'Her Wonderful Life' as Student.
1946~26
Residence
1946 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
1946~26
Occupation
1946 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Boston Blackie and the Law' as Dinah Moran.
1947~27
Occupation
1947 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Blind Spot' as Evelyn Green.
1947~27
Occupation
1947 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'The Flame' as Helen Anderson.
1948~28
Occupation
1948 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Citta dolente' or 'City of Pain' as Lubitza.
1948~28
Occupation
1948 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Duello Senza' or 'Duel Without Honor' as Olga.
1948~28
Residence
1948 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
1949~29
Occupation
1949 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Follie Per l'Opera' or 'Mad About Opera' as Margaret Jones.
1949~29
Occupation
1949 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Una Voce nel tuo Cuore' or 'A Voice in your Heart' as Dolly.
1949~29
Occupation
1949 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Miss Italia' as Lilly.
1950~30
Occupation
1950
Television Actor in 'Nash Pulitzer Prize Playhouse' One Episode.
1950~30
Immigration
1950 | Italy
She immigrated to Italy in 1950 To USA.
1950~30
Occupation
1950
Television Actor in 'Nash Airflyte Theatre' One Episode.
1950~30
Occupation
1950 | Italy
Film Actor in 'La Strada finisce sul flume' or 'Stormbound' as Barbara.
1951~31
Occupation
1951
Television Actor in 'The Adventures of Ellery Queen' One Episode.
1951~31
Occupation
1951
Television Actor in 'Cosmopolitan Theatre' One Episode.
Occupation
Between 1951 and 1952
Television Actor in 'Lights Out' Two Episodes.
Occupation
Between 1953 and 1954
Television Actor in 'City Detective' Two Episodes.
1954~34
Occupation
1954 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Gog' - a science fiction fiilm as Joanna Merritt.
1955~35
Occupation
1955
Television Actor in 'Fireside Theatre' as Betty in one Episode.
1955~35
1960~40
Occupation
1960 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands (US), USA
Tour Guide at Dolphin Laboratory.
1969~49
Events - Death & Burial
196949
Death
28 October 1969 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Cause: Cardiac arrest
1969
Burial
After 28 October 1969 | Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USAG Constance Smith was buried after 28 October 1969 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
G, Holy Cross Cemetery Section P, Lot 421 Grave 4.
Facts - Non-Chronological
SSN
Issued with Social Security Number: 129-10-8000.
NOTABLE
Hollywood glamour actress, sister of Doris.
Race
Constance Smith was shown as White.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Constance Smith has the reference number 9756.
194019
Ethicity
New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
She was shown as American.
Narrative
Constance Dowling
24 July 20 is born in New York City. Her sister Doris also became an Actor.
Early 40s
works at the New Theatre School to pay for her acting classes; there she meets Shelley Winters and they become good friends.
auditions with Shelley to become a Copa Girl and gets the job for about a month. She will remember it being worse than modeling.
she and Shelley end up as ushers for $1 a performance at the Belasco Theater
she and Shelley occasionally work during the cocktail hour at Schrafft's, where they get their dinners free
11 September 40 - 2 January 41 stars in Al Jolson’s last Broadway show, Hold on to Your Hats, at the Shubert Theatre
30 October 40 - 3 January 42 stars at Broadway’s 46th Street Theatre in Panama Hattie
44 while filming Knickerbocker Holiday with Nelson Eddy, he doesn’t want her to look into his eyes when they do a scene together and insists she look at his forehead instead.
? hates being a Goldwyn Girl
45
Goldwyn drops her in favor of newcomer Virginia Mayo.
has a very posh apartment on North Sycamore
entertains at the Hollywood Canteen and does USO shows at hospitals
starts a long, painful love affair with married director Elia Kazan, who can't give her up nor divorce his wife
47 moves to Rome with her sister, Actor Doris Dowling. They are the first Hollywood actresses to work in Italy permanently.
Late 40s
makes a brief trip back to New York. There she stays at the Algonquin Hotel and meets Shelley; they flirt with Broadway playboys and sports columnists.
dates old friends like Stanley Prager and some famous postwar novelists and playwrights
? while in Rome, she learns to speak Italian fluently, has a beautiful apartment, and mingles with the intelligentsia of Europe: Sartre, Moravia, Hemingway, Somerset Maugham, Robert Capa, and George Bernard Shaw.
? starts a torrid love affair with famous writer Cesare Pavese
27 August 50, Pavese commits suicide with sleeping pills after the love affair ends; a big scandal follows. Pavese fatally linked love to morbidity. His final poetry collection, found on his desk after death, is significantly entitled "Death will Come and (She) Will Have Your Eyes." “Death," a feminine noun in Italian, is associated with Constance.
51 returns to the States
51 becomes sister-in-law to band leader Artie Shaw, who marries her sister Doris
c. 52 hangs around the Actors Studio and lives in a small apartment on the East Side of New York . Shelley convinces her to return to Los Angeles, where her family is waiting for her, and to try to resume her Hollywood career. It takes her about 3 hours to pack all her belongings and close her apartment. Shelley changes her first-class ticket to two tourist-class passages.
52 is originally chosen for the part for which Colette Marchand will be nominated for an Academy Award in Moulin Rouge
? marries Ivan Tors, a Hungarian-born writer and producer. They will have four sons.
11 September 54 her son Michael Anthony is born in Los Angeles
27 December 55 her son Steven Lawrence is born in Los Angeles
26 January 57 her son Peter A. is born in Los Angeles
14 April 61 her son David I. is born in Los Angeles
60s works as a guide at the Dolphin Laboratory in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
28 October 69 as Constance D. Tors, she dies at age 49 in Los Angeles, California, of cardiac arrest. Her husband and sons are surviving.
Author: Anonymous. Sources: www.Ancestry.com.
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Person Exhibits
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Citations
- [S4316] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372&parentid=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372%2F014,
Citation Detail: Census for SMITH, HARRY household of Queens, Queens, New York, United States of America. Nara Series: T626; NARA roll: 1605; Record ID: USC/1930/004952192/00372/014; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Harry Smith Head Married Male 33 1897 Massachusetts Mabel Smith Wife Married Female 28 1902 New York Constance Smith Daughter Single Female 9 1921 New York Robert Smith Son Single Male 9 1921 New York Doris Smith Daughter Single Female 6 1924 Michigan Richard Smith Son Single Male 1 1929 New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 9 March 2022 at , Findmypast. Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC/1930/004952192/00372/014
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- [S4317] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=USC%2F1940%2F005458607%2F00732&parentid=USC%2F1940%2F1551154178,
Citation Detail: Census for SMITH, MABEL household of New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States of America. Nara Series: T627; NARA roll: 2635; Record ID: USC/1940/1551154178; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital Status Gender Age Birth year Birth place Mabel Smith Head Married Female 42 1898 New York Gene Dowling Sister Married Female 40 1900 New York Constance Smith Daughter Single Female 19 1921 New York Doris Smith Daughter Single Female 16 1924 Michigan Richard Smith Son Single Male 11 1929 New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 10 March 2022 at Record Transcription: Us Census 1940 | findmypast.co.uk, Findmypast. Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC/1940/1551154178
Census-1940-USA-Smith-Mabel-1898-NY-New-York-A
- [S4318] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FUS%2FNEW_YORK%2FDRIVE_9%2F0031%2FROLL_539%2F00193&parentid=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FBAP%2F00829918,
Repository: Internet Service: Find My Past,
Citation Detail: Baptism of SMITH, CONSTANCE in Our Savior parish, The Bronx, New York, United States, on 15 August 1920; Born on 24 July 1920; to Harry G, Smith & Mabel, Dowling; Record ID: US/NY/CATH/PR/BAP/00829918,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 10 March 2022 on the page "Record Transcription: New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms | findmypast.co.uk"using Service or Portal: Findmypast; (via ORA); Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FBAP%2F00829918,
Birth-Smith-Constance-1920-7-24-USA-New-York-The-Bronx-Our-Savior-Baptism
- [S973] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: -PROJECT- United States of America. Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Death Index.
Record set: Social Security Death Index; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Collections from: Americas, United States,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Constance Tors
- [S1027] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Death Index, 1940-1997</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Constanc D Tors
- [S427] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: Gale Research Company, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2005,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Constance Dowling
- [S1047] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Birth Index, 1905-1995</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for David I Tors
- [S1047] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Citation Detail: Database online.
- [S1027] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Citation Detail: Database online.
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Source Combined Fields: State of California, United States. ;Great Register of Voters</i>. Sacramento, California: California State Library.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for
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Doris Smith1,2
F, #9757, b. 15 May 1923, d. 18 June 2004
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Doris Smith was born on 15 May 1923 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAG.3,4 |
| Marriage | She and Artie Shaw were married in 1952. |
| Marriage | She and Robert F Blumofe were married in 1956. |
| Divorce | She and Artie Shaw were divorced in 1956. |
| Divorce | She and Robert F Blumofe were divorced in 1959. |
| Death | She died on 18 June 2004, in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG.4 |
| Burial | She was buried after 18 June 2004 in Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, California, USA. |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1923
Birth
15 May 1923 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAG 1924
1926
1952~29
1956~33
1956~33
1959~36
Departure
Le Havre, France
Description
Described as: Brunette.
19306
Residence
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Detail: 431 Beach 38th Street, Edgemere, 5th Assembly District.
19306
Census
4 April 1930 | Queens, Queens, New York, USAG Enumerated on the census as Age: 6; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: Daughter.
Residence
Between 1 April 1935 and 10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Detail: 148 West 91st Street, Block B.
1940
Occupation
About 1940 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Chorus Girl on Broadway.
194016
Census
10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Enumerated on the census as Age: 16; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: Daughter.
194016
Occupation
10 April 1940 | New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Theatre Dancer.
1941~18
Occupation
1941 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Stage Actor in 'Banjo Eyes' on Broadway.
1942~19
Occupation
1942 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Stage Actor in 'Beat The Band' on Broadway.
1943~20
Occupation
1943 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Stage Actor in 'New Faces' on Broadway.
1944~21
Occupation
1944 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Actor.
1944~21
Occupation
1944 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'And Now Tomorrow' by Raymond Chandler.
1944~21
Residence
1944 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
194522
Occupation
16 November 1945 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'The Lost Weekend' as Gloria with Ray Milland (Best Picture.)
1946~23
Residence
1946 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
194622
Occupation
19 April 1946 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'The Blue Dahlia' with Alan Ladd (Oscar Winning.)
1946
Immigration
After 1946 | USA
Doris Smith immigrated to USA after 1946 To Italy.
1947~24
Occupation
1947
Film Actor in 'The Crimson Key'.
1948~25
Residence
1948 | Los Angeles, California, USAG Detail: 1727 1/2 North Sycamore Avenue.
1948~25
Occupation
1948
Film Actor in 'The Emperor Waltz'.
1949~26
Occupation
1949 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Bitter Rice' or 'Riso Amaro' as Francesca.
1950~27
Occupation
1950 | Italy
Film Actor in 'Alina'.
195027
Arrival
28 September 1950 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
1952~29
Occupation
1952
Film Actor as Bianca in Othello with Orson Welles.
1956~33
Occupation
1956
Actor in movie: "Running Target" as lead.
196239
Occupation
29 November 1962
Television Actor in 'Perry Mason', episode: 'The Case of the Weary Watchdog' as Zaneta Holmes.
1963~40
Occupation
1963
Television Actor in 'Bonanza' episode: 'Twilight Town'.
Occupation
Between 1964 and 1965
Television Actor in 'My Living Doll'.
1973~50
Occupation
1973 | New York City, New York, New York, USA
Stage Actor in Broadway revival of The Women.
Occupation
Between 1973 and 1980
Television Actor in 'Barnaby Jones'.
1976~53
Occupation
1976
Television Actor in 'Kojak' episode: 'Justice Deferred'.
197753
Occupation
13 May 1977
Film Actor in The Car (Cult Horror.)
1980~57
Occupation
1980
Television Actor in 'The Incredible Hulk', episode: 'Nine Hours' as Mrs Grasso.
1980~57
Occupation
1980
Television Actor in 'Scruples'.
1981~58
Occupation
1981 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG Film Actor in 'Separate Ways'.
1984~61
Occupation
1984
Television Actor in 'Murder She Wrote' one episode.
1984~61
Occupation
1984
Television Actor in The Dukes Of Hazard.
Events - Death & Burial
200481
Death
18 June 2004 | West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAG 2004
Burial
After 18 June 2004 | Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Facts - Non-Chronological
NOTABLE
Hollywood glamour actress who married musician Artie Shaw, sister of Constance.
SSN
Issued with Social Security Number: 059-16-1497.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Doris Smith has the reference number 9757.
Race
She was shown as White.
194016
Ethicity
New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
She was shown as American.
Narrative
Doris Dowling
Daily Telegraph - Last Updated: 10:27PM BST 21 Jun 2004
Doris Dowling, who died on Friday aged 81, was the Hollywood siren acclaimed for her performance as Ray Milland's saloon-bar pick-up in Billy Wilder's film The Lost Weekend (1945); seven years later she became the seventh of the bandleader Artie Shaw's eight wives.
Doris Dowling was born on May 15 1923 in Detroit, Michigan; her younger sister was the Hollywood leading lady Constance Dowling. "Unlike Connie I was not a classic beauty in the movie sense," Doris explained. "So I developed this kind of sophisticated attractiveness instead."
She began her career in theatre, in plays such as Mr Skeffington and Men in White, and entered films on a Paramount studio contract in the mid-1940s, joining stars such as Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray at the Melrose Avenue lot.
Her sympathetic yet unsentimental portrayal of prostitution in The Lost Weekend prompted the New York Times critic to say she was "entitled to Academy recognition". In the event, unlike Wilder and Milland, she did not win an Oscar, but she was soon cast in The Blue Dahlia (1946) - scripted by Raymond Chandler - as Alan Ladd's adulterous wife who is found murdered by a mystery killer.
Feeling that Paramount gave her "too few roles beyond playing a savage bitch killed off in the first scene", Doris Dowling left for Italy in 1948 to appear in several films, including the neo-realistic Bitter Rice (1948) and Orson Welles's Othello (1952), in which she played Bianca. She was joined in Rome by her sister Constance, who also appeared in a number of pictures there while becoming involved with the writer Cesare Pavese; he committed suicide after she ended the relationship.
Doris Dowling returned to America in the mid-1950s and announced her retirement, only to make a comeback as Smitty in the forgettable picture Running Target (1956).
During the 1970s she became a frequent guest star on television, appearing in Wonder Woman, The Dukes of Hazzard, Kojak and The Incredible Hulk. She also performed in the revival of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women on Broadway in 1973, toured in Follies in 1974, and returned to Hollywood for a cameo in Murder She Wrote (1984).
She went out with a number of actors before, in 1952, marrying Artie Shaw, whose six previous wives had included Ava Gardner and Kathleen Winsor. "I would be the last to decry my own skill at botch-making," said Shaw, "but I picked myself some damn good partners when it came to gumming up the works."
Their marriage was dissolved in 1956. She is survived by her third husband, Leonard Kaufman, whom she married in 1960, and a son.
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Citations
- [S4316] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372&parentid=USC%2F1930%2F004952192%2F00372%2F014,
Citation Detail: Census for SMITH, HARRY household of Queens, Queens, New York, United States of America. Nara Series: T626; NARA roll: 1605; Record ID: USC/1930/004952192/00372/014; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Harry Smith Head Married Male 33 1897 Massachusetts Mabel Smith Wife Married Female 28 1902 New York Constance Smith Daughter Single Female 9 1921 New York Robert Smith Son Single Male 9 1921 New York Doris Smith Daughter Single Female 6 1924 Michigan Richard Smith Son Single Male 1 1929 New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 9 March 2022 at , Findmypast. Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC/1930/004952192/00372/014
Census-1930-USA-Smith-Harry-1897-NY-Queens-A
- [S4317] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=USC%2F1940%2F005458607%2F00732&parentid=USC%2F1940%2F1551154178,
Citation Detail: Census for SMITH, MABEL household of New York City, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States of America. Nara Series: T627; NARA roll: 2635; Record ID: USC/1940/1551154178; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital Status Gender Age Birth year Birth place Mabel Smith Head Married Female 42 1898 New York Gene Dowling Sister Married Female 40 1900 New York Constance Smith Daughter Single Female 19 1921 New York Doris Smith Daughter Single Female 16 1924 Michigan Richard Smith Son Single Male 11 1929 New York,
Citation Text: Collated by Brian Thomas Dowling (1955-) on 10 March 2022 at Record Transcription: Us Census 1940 | findmypast.co.uk, Findmypast. Transcript: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC/1940/1551154178
Census-1940-USA-Smith-Mabel-1898-NY-New-York-A
- [S972] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: ;<i>Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6256867"; target="_blank">6256867</a>. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
; ;<i>Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/300346"; target="_blank">300346</a>. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.
; ;<i>Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/3887372"; target="_blank">3887372.</a> RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
; ;<i>Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/4497925"; target="_blank">4497925.</a> National Archives at Washington, D.C.
; ;<i>Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/4441521"; target="_blank">4441521.</a> National Archives at Washington, D.C.
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Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Doris Dowling
Doc-Travel-Dowling-Doris-USA-NY-Passenger-Lists-1820-1960.jpg
Database online.
- [S973] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: -PROJECT- United States of America. Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Death Index.
Record set: Social Security Death Index; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Collections from: Americas, United States,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Doris R. Dowling
- [S1049] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Doris R Dowling
Marriage-Dowling-Doris-R-USA-California-Index-1960-1985.jpg
Database online.
- [S1048] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California, United States. ;Great Register of Voters</i>. Sacramento, California: California State Library.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for
Doc-USA-California-Voter-Registrations-1900-1968.jpg
Database online.
Doc-USA-CA-Voter-Registrations-1900-1969.jpg
Database online.
Doc-USA-CA-Voter-Registrations-1900-1970.jpg
Database online.
- [S1550] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: Forde, Eugene, 20th Century Fox. "The Crimson Key - 1947". Movie Fan Poster. 1947. eBay.,
Repository: Internet Site: eBay,
Citation Detail: Record for DORIS DOWLING
Item-Dowling-Doris-Crimson-Key-1947
- [S2799] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: United Artists, -, Canyon Pictures. ""Running Target"". Poster. 1956. Dowling.,
Citation Detail: Record for DOWLING, DORIS,
Citation Text: 2019:-
Photo-Dowling-Doris-1956-Poster-Running-Target
Artie Shaw
M, #9758, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Marriage | Artie Shaw and Doris Smith were married in 1952. |
| Divorce | He and Doris Smith were divorced in 1956. |
| Death | He died DECEASED. |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1952
1952
Age ~29
Birth 15 May 1923 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
GDeath: 18 June 2004 | West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
G1956
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Artie Shaw has the reference number 9758.
Robert F Blumofe
M, #9760, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Marriage | Robert F Blumofe and Doris Smith were married in 1956. |
| Divorce | He and Doris Smith were divorced in 1959. |
| Death | He died DECEASED. |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1956
1956
Age ~33
Birth 15 May 1923 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
GDeath: 18 June 2004 | West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
G1959
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Robert F Blumofe has the reference number 9760.
Ivan Tors1
M, #9762, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
Family :-
: Partner: Constance Smith (b. 24 July 1920, d. 28 October 1969)
Children:
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Marriage | Ivan Tors and Constance Smith were married in 1955 in Hungary. |
| Death | He died DECEASED. |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1955
1955 | Hungary
Age ~35
Birth 24 July 1920 | Bronx, New York, USA
GDeath: 28 October 1969 | Los Angeles, California, USA
G
1969
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Ivan Tors has the reference number 9762.
Citations
- [S1027] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Death Index, 1940-1997</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Michael Anthony Tors
Peter Alexander Tors1
M, #9765, b. 26 January 1957, d. 30 July 1998
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Peter Alexander Tors was born on 26 January 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USAG.2,1,3 |
| Death | He died on 30 July 1998, in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USAG.2,1 |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1957
Birth
26 January 1957 | Los Angeles, California, USAG
Events - Death & Burial
199841
Death
30 July 1998 | Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USAG
Facts - Non-Chronological
SSN
Issued with Social Security Number: 261-33-2100.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Peter Alexander Tors has the reference number 9765.
Citations
- [S1030] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of Florida. ;Florida Death Index, 1877-1998</i>. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Peter Alexander Tors
- [S973] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: -PROJECT- United States of America. Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Death Index.
Record set: Social Security Death Index; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Collections from: Americas, United States,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Peter A. Tors
- [S1047] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Birth Index, 1905-1995</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Peter A Tors
Michael Anthony Tors1,2
M, #9767, b. 11 September 1954, d. 13 September 1954
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Michael Anthony Tors was born on 11 September 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USAG.1,2 |
| Death | He died on 13 September 1954, in Los Angeles, California, USAG.2 |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1954
Birth
11 September 1954 | Los Angeles, California, USAG
Events - Death & Burial
19540
Death
13 September 1954 | Los Angeles, California, USAG
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Michael Anthony Tors has the reference number 9767.
Citations
- [S1047] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Birth Index, 1905-1995</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Michael Anthony Tors
- [S1027] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: State of California. ;California Death Index, 1940-1997</i>. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Michael Anthony Tors
Arthur Wedge1
M, #9768, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Marriage | Arthur Wedge and Alice Tunks were married between January and March 1883 in Ludlow, Shropshire, EnglandG, Vol 6a Page 801. |
| Death | He died DECEASED. |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
Between January and March 1883 | Ludlow, Shropshire, EnglandG Birth October 1860 | Bitterley, Shropshire, England
GDeath: DECEASED
Arthur Wedge and
Alice Tunks were married between January and March 1883 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
G, Vol 6a Page 801.
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Arthur Wedge has the reference number 9768.
Citations
- [S494] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: England. SHROPSHIRE. Civil Registration DEATH CERTIFICATES 1837 to Present.,
Repository: United Kingdom General Register Office,
Citation Detail: Death, 286, 16 Jul 1894, William Tunks; Ludlow,
Citation Text: At Angel Bank, Knowbury, Bitterley R.S.D. Male, 71 years, Stone Quarry Labourer, Heart Disease. Informant on 18 Jul 1894: Arthur Widge Son-in-Law, Present at death of Angel Bank, Knowbury, Bitterley.
Mary Ann Chalkley1
F, #9769, b. 1826, d. DECEASED
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Mary Ann Chalkley was born in 1826 in Hertfordshire, England.1 |
| Death | She died DECEASED. |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1826
Birth
1826 | Hertfordshire, England
1841
Residence
7 June 1841 | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, EnglandG Detail: Dog and Bitch Yard in one house.
1841
Census
7 June 1841 | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, EnglandG Enumerated on the census as Age: 15; Marital Status: Unmarried; Relation to Head: APPARENTLY Daughter.
1841
Occupation
7 June 1841 | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, EnglandG Plaiter.
Events - Death & Burial
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Mary Ann Chalkley has the reference number 9769.
Citations
- [S2938] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1841%2F0437%2F0108&parentid=GBC%2F1841%2F0012298103,
Citation Detail: Census for CHALKLY, ANN household of Dog & Bitch Yard, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 437; Book number: 5; Folio number: 31; Page number: 10,
Citation Text: 2020:- First name(s); Last name; Sex; Age; Birth year; Birth place;
Ann; Chalkly; Female; 40; 1801; Hertfordshire, England;
Mary Ann; Chalkly; Female; 15; 1826; Hertfordshire, England;
Matilda; Chalkly; Female; 11; 1830; Hertfordshire, England;
Next door
Sarah; Chalkly; Female; 20; 1821; Hertfordshire, England
Census-1841-ENG-Chatkly-Matilda-0001.jpg
Database online.
Samuel S Dowling, Sr1
M, #9771, b. 16 January 1949, d. 8 September 2008
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Samuel S Dowling, Sr, was born on 16 January 1949.2,3,1 |
| Death | He died on 8 September 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG.2 |
Census Summary
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
1949
Description
Described as: Black.
1992~43
Residence
1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG Detail: 4815 Old York Road.
Residence
Between 1993 and 2008 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG Detail: 2124 North Marvine Street.
Events - Death & Burial
200859
Death
8 September 2008 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG
Facts - Non-Chronological
SSN
Pennsylvania, USA
Issued with Social Security Number: 171-38-7289.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Samuel S Dowling, Sr, has the reference number 9771.
Citations
- [S991] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: <i>Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings</i>.,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Samuel S Dowling Sr
- [S973] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: -PROJECT- United States of America. Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Death Index.
Record set: Social Security Death Index; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Collections from: Americas, United States,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online.,
Citation Text: Record for Samuel Dowling
- [S991] SOURCE (Short): Ancestry.com, Title: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Index: Volume 1, Citation Detail: Database online.
- [S723] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: Dowling.
First contact 16 Apr 2009; then 9 Jun 2011
Samuel Dowling1
M, #9773, d. before 10 October 1968
Pedigree Link
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Death | Samuel Dowling died before 10 October 1968. |
Events - Death & Burial
1968
Death
Before 10 October 1968
Facts - Non-Chronological
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Samuel Dowling has the reference number 9773.
Citations
- [S723] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: Dowling.
First contact 16 Apr 2009; then 9 Jun 2011
Charles Dowling1
M, #9774, b. 14 June 1937, d. 1 October 2009
Pedigree Link
Parents
BIOGRAPHY
Vital Facts
| Birth | Charles Dowling was born on 14 June 1937.1 |
| Death | He died on 1 October 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG.1,2 |
Events - Chronological (including alternatives)
Events - Death & Burial
200972
Death
1 October 2009 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAG
Facts - Non-Chronological
SSN
Pennsylvania, USA
Issued with Social Security Number: 162-30-6531.
Reference Number
In the Dowling One-Name Study Charles Dowling has the reference number 9774.
Citations
- [S973] SOURCE: (Full): Ancestry.com,
Source Combined Fields: -PROJECT- United States of America. Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Death Index.
Record set: Social Security Death Index; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Collections from: Americas, United States,
Repository: Internet Service: Ancestry.com,
Citation Detail: Database online. Number: 162-30-6531; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1953-1955.,
Citation Text: Record for Charles Dowling
- [S723] SOURCE: (Full),
Source Combined Fields: Dowling.
First contact 16 Apr 2009; then 9 Jun 2011
Arthur Wedge and Alice Tunks were married between January and March 1883 in Ludlow, Shropshire, EnglandG, Vol 6a Page 801.
