Still of Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon and O.Z. Whitehead in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
				
				
						 Caption: Still of Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon and O.Z. Whitehead in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
																																				
						Actress
						Born: December 27, 1914
						Star sign: Capricorn
												Known for: The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Moon Is Down (1943), Jennie (1940)
						Source: IMDB
						Dorris Bowdon was discovered by a scout from 20th Century Fox, after she had just won the Miss Memphis 1937 title. She went west to Hollywood, along with two other ingénues, Linda Darnell and Mary Healy, who to this day has remained her closest friend. A friend in the publicity department arranged for her to meet with Nunnally Johnson, who was just...