Rudy Bowman

Rudy Bowman
Born
Rudolph Marcy Bowman

December 15, 1890
DiedOctober 1972 (Aged 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1939–1970
SpouseGertrude Creason (1914–1972)
Children4

Rudy Bowman (born Rudolph Marcy Bowman;[1][2] December 15, 1890 – October 1972)[3] was an American actor.

Earley life and career

During World War I, Bowman's throat was injured by shrapnel, causing him to lose his voice. His recovery and subsequent work as an actor were featured on The Rudy Bowman Story, a program broadcast on CBS radio on August 17, 1949.[4]

Bowman played mostly small and uncredited roles in various westerns,[5][6] such as playing a juror in 1956's Gunsmoke episode “Custer” and in its 1961 episode "The Squaw”. His film appearances include She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). He also guest starred as Robert E. Lee in The Twilight Zone episode "The Bard".

Personal life and death

From April 23, 1914 until his death, Bowman was married to Gertrude Creason, with whom he had three daughters and one son.[7][8]

In October 1972, Bowman died of undisclosed causes.[3][8]

References

  1. ^ "St. Louisan Who Lost Voice in France Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 26, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8B-Q2SJ : 3 September 2021), Rudolph Marcy Bowman, 30 Oct 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  3. ^ a b "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBQH-XWT : 11 January 2021), Rudy Bowman, Oct 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  4. ^ Thomas, Clarke (August 14, 1949). "Veterans Will Be Remembered". Hutchinson News Herald. Kansas, Hutchinson. p. 27. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. ^ Levey, Bill (1998). John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-313-27514-9.
  6. ^ Johnson, Grady (June 1949). "Not in the Script". Reader's Digest. June 1949. pp. 73, 75. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bowman-Creason". The Tri-City Independent. April 24, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Vital Records: Deaths, Funeral Announcements". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1972. p. D4. ProQuest 963289463. BOWMAN, Rudolph (Rudy) M., beloved husband of Gertrude C. Bowman,

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