- Roxana McGowan
Roxana McGowan (March 15, 1897 "-" November 22, 1976) was an actress in
Mack Sennett comedies inthesilent film era. Her screen career was brief, lasting from 1917"-" 1919. She was born inChicago, Illinois .Movie comic
"Her Screen Idol" (1918) stars
Ford Sterling andLouise Fazenda . McGowan has fourth billing as "A Society Daughter". The comedy is somewhat different than others releasedpreviously by Sennett. The motion picture satirizes thematinee idol , the character played by Sterling. He depicts an individual with small vanities who covets adulation. ["Ford Sterling In New Sennett Film",Ogden, Utah Examiner, July 7, 1918, Page 10]Among McGowan's more than twenty motion picture credits are "Villa of theMovies" (1917), "The Summer Girls" (1918), "Two Tough Tenderfeet (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), and "When Love Is Blind" (1919). The latter is an uncredited role.
Marriages and family
McGowan's parents were Major and Mrs. L. McGowan. They resided at 2917 Holly Ridge Drive in
Los Angeles, California ."Film Couple Combine Trip With Honeymoon",Los Angeles Times , November 3, 1931, Page A6.]McGowan was married to actor and director Al Ray. In 1931 she wed
John M. Stahl , a noted film director. She had two children by her first marriage. Their names were Albert and Roxana. In November 1931 their ages were 9 and 6, respectively. McGowan and Stahl first metat theTiffany (movie studio) . Stahl was a former director atMetro Goldwyn Mayer and had been a production organizer when the companywas known as Tiffany-Stahl Productions. ["Director To Wed Former Actress",Los Angeles Times, March 11, 1931, Page A10.]In 1949 McGowan resided in
San Francisco, California .She was a guest of her granddaughter, Roxana Ray Stahl, when Stahlwed Daniel Steen Fletcher, Jr., in August1949. The marriage ceremony was conducted at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Avenue,Los Angeles, California . The wedding reception was held inBel Air, California at the home of John Malcolm Stahl. ["Roxana Ray Stahl Becomes Bride of D.S. Fletcher, Jr. in St. Alban's", August 22, 1949, Page B1.]Roxana McGowan died in
Santa Monica, California in 1976, of chronicarteriosclerosis .References
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