Dorothy McGowan (sometimes credited as Dorothy MacGowan) was a
Brooklyn,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
–born
model and
actress.
A daughter of Irish immigrants Sarah ( Philbin) and Michael McGowan, and born in the
Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, she had one sister, Mary, and two brothers, Peter, a policeman who was ordained in 1966 as a Roman Catholic priest,
[Obituary of Peter McGowan, "2007 Passings"]
In Memoriam: We Honor the Passing of Members and Friends
Klyne Esopus Museum. Accessed September 12, 2022. and James, also a policeman, whose role as lead negotiator in a hostage crisis was dramatized in the film ''
Dog Day Afternoon''.
McGowan was one of photographer
William Klein's favorite models.
William Klein: From Painting to Photography, Fashion to Film. Part 2
After the release of ''Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
''Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?'' (french: Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?) is a 1966 French film directed by William Klein.
It is a satirical arthouse mockumentary spoofing the fashion world and its excesses. It stars Dorothy McGowan as Polly Maggo ...
'', in which she starred, she disappeared from public life.
She was married to, and divorced from photographer Didier Dorot, with whom she had
two children. In 2022, she died at age 82 in Mamaroneck, New York.
References
External links
*
*
1939 births
2022 deaths
People from Brooklyn
American film actresses
Actresses from New York City
Female models from New York (state)
People from Mamaroneck, New York
21st-century American women
{{US-model-stub