Rosemarie Bowe
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Rosemarie Bowe is an American film and television actress.
Her father was a building contractor and her mother was a dress designer. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington
when Bowe was a child. She graduated from Stadium High School
in Tacoma just before moving to Los Angeles, California
.
to the contest winner, Linda Peterson.
, Bowe secured work as a model
. Her measurements were 36-25-36. She is 5'5" tall and has blue-green eyes. Her modeling agency was contacted by a high fashion photographer, Christa, who suggested she pose for national and fashion magazine portraits.
Modeling for magazines such as Eye, Tempo, and Blightly, she eventually made the transition from model to actress in television. Her magazine credits include a Life Magazine cover.
Bowe's look was at times likened to both Marilyn Monroe
and Grace Kelly
. She always modeled high fashion rather than lingerie or bathing suits. She was never asked by photographers to pose for cheesecake pictures as was many a pin-up girl
. She once said, "Of all the auditions and interviews I have had with casting men, directors and producers, not one ever made a pass at me. I guess they were afraid of me." Looks like someone must have forgotten about at least one of photographer Peter Gowland
's snaps of Bowe, in 1955.http://www.petergowland.com/action1.html
. She was trained in dramatic acting by Benno Schneider. Her early experience as an entertainer included performing as a singer and dancer in amateur musicals.
As a screen debutante
Bowe appeared in Lovely To Look At (1952) with Kathryn Grayson
and Red Skelton
. The 16 beauties showcased include Jane Lynn, Alma Carroll, Shirley Kimball, Betty Sully and Honey King. Bowe's part is uncredited, as is her depiction of a swimmer in, Million Dollar Mermaid (1952). In 1954, she was in the casts of, The Golden Mistress, and, The Adventures of Hajji Baba. The former was Bowe's first movie after requesting her release from Columbia. As, "Ann Dexter," she was featured opposite John Agar
in an R.K. Productions release, set in Haiti
. During filming she almost drowned, was stung by a sea urchin
with three hundred needles and sustained bumps, bruises and insect bites.
Bowe was under option to 20th Century Fox
when she filmed, The Peacemaker (1956). Based on a novel, the western also featured James Mitchell
. It was released by Hal R. Makelim Productions. Announced in April 1954, the Makelim plan for producing pictures "guaranteed a flow of film products through a fixed fee system."
. The couple became the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Langford Stack, on January 20, 1957. They shared mutual passions for the outdoors, especially
sailing and riding. Stack enjoyed skeet shooting
as his favorite pastime.
Rosemarie temporarily gave up her career when her children were young.
In 1970, Bowe was in an automobile accident in Sacramento, California
, and sustained serious internal injuries. She crashed into a
concrete culvert because of a mechanical failure in the rental car
she was driving. At the time, Stack was filming The Name of the Game
.
He chartered a flight to come and be with her.
Rosemarie Bowe is retired from show business. Her son, Charles Robert Stack, is also retired.
Her father was a building contractor and her mother was a dress designer. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
when Bowe was a child. She graduated from Stadium High School
Stadium High School
Stadium High School is a 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. The original building burned to a shell while it was still a partially...
in Tacoma just before moving to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Beauty contestant
She was crowned Miss Tomica and Miss Montana in 1950. In May 1951 Bowe competed in a contest to choose the queen of the sixth annual Home Show and Building Exposition. Along with Mary Ellen Nichols, she was a runner-upRunner-up
Runner-up is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the...
to the contest winner, Linda Peterson.
Model
When she arrived in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Bowe secured work as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. Her measurements were 36-25-36. She is 5'5" tall and has blue-green eyes. Her modeling agency was contacted by a high fashion photographer, Christa, who suggested she pose for national and fashion magazine portraits.
Modeling for magazines such as Eye, Tempo, and Blightly, she eventually made the transition from model to actress in television. Her magazine credits include a Life Magazine cover.
Bowe's look was at times likened to both Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
and Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
. She always modeled high fashion rather than lingerie or bathing suits. She was never asked by photographers to pose for cheesecake pictures as was many a pin-up girl
Pin-up girl
A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall...
. She once said, "Of all the auditions and interviews I have had with casting men, directors and producers, not one ever made a pass at me. I guess they were afraid of me." Looks like someone must have forgotten about at least one of photographer Peter Gowland
Peter Gowland
Peter Gowland was a famous American glamour photographer and actor...
's snaps of Bowe, in 1955.http://www.petergowland.com/action1.html
Motion pictures
She resided in Hollywood starting in 1950. Initially she was signed by film agent Charles Feldman. When his production plans stalled, she obtained a contract with Columbia PicturesColumbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. She was trained in dramatic acting by Benno Schneider. Her early experience as an entertainer included performing as a singer and dancer in amateur musicals.
As a screen debutante
Debutante
A débutante is a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity, and as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal "début" presentation. It should not be confused with a Debs...
Bowe appeared in Lovely To Look At (1952) with Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson was an American actress and operatic soprano singer.From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals...
and Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton was an American comedian who is best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing...
. The 16 beauties showcased include Jane Lynn, Alma Carroll, Shirley Kimball, Betty Sully and Honey King. Bowe's part is uncredited, as is her depiction of a swimmer in, Million Dollar Mermaid (1952). In 1954, she was in the casts of, The Golden Mistress, and, The Adventures of Hajji Baba. The former was Bowe's first movie after requesting her release from Columbia. As, "Ann Dexter," she was featured opposite John Agar
John Agar
John George Agar was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death...
in an R.K. Productions release, set in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. During filming she almost drowned, was stung by a sea urchin
Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...
with three hundred needles and sustained bumps, bruises and insect bites.
Bowe was under option to 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
when she filmed, The Peacemaker (1956). Based on a novel, the western also featured James Mitchell
James Mitchell
-Arts, entertainment, and sports :*James Mitchell , American actor who played Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children*James Mitchell , American athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics...
. It was released by Hal R. Makelim Productions. Announced in April 1954, the Makelim plan for producing pictures "guaranteed a flow of film products through a fixed fee system."
Marriage
In 1956 she married Robert StackRobert Stack
Robert Stack was an American actor. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he was the star of the 1959-1963 ABC television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.-Early life:...
. The couple became the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Langford Stack, on January 20, 1957. They shared mutual passions for the outdoors, especially
sailing and riding. Stack enjoyed skeet shooting
Skeet shooting
Skeet shooting is one of the three major types of competitive shotgun target shooting sports . There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic status , and many with only national recognition.- General principles :Skeet is a recreational and competitive activity where...
as his favorite pastime.
Rosemarie temporarily gave up her career when her children were young.
In 1970, Bowe was in an automobile accident in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, and sustained serious internal injuries. She crashed into a
concrete culvert because of a mechanical failure in the rental car
she was driving. At the time, Stack was filming The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (TV series)
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for the likes of The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s...
.
He chartered a flight to come and be with her.
Rosemarie Bowe is retired from show business. Her son, Charles Robert Stack, is also retired.