A daughter of Irish immigrants Sarah (née 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,[2] and James, also a policeman, whose role as lead negotiator in a hostage crisis was dramatized in the film Dog Day Afternoon.[2]
McGowan was one of photographer William Klein's favorite models.[3] After the release of Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, 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.[2]
dorothy, mcgowan, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dorothy McGowan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dorothy McGowan sometimes credited as Dorothy MacGowan was a Brooklyn New York born model and actress Dorothy McGowanBorn 1939 08 28 August 28 1939Brooklyn New York U S DiedJanuary 2 2022 2022 01 02 aged 82 1 Mamaroneck New York U S Occupation s Model film actressSpouseDidier Dorot divorced Children2A daughter of Irish immigrants Sarah nee 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 2 and James also a policeman whose role as lead negotiator in a hostage crisis was dramatized in the film Dog Day Afternoon 2 McGowan was one of photographer William Klein s favorite models 3 After the release of Who Are You Polly Maggoo 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 2 References edit Dorothy McGowan Obituary www tributearchive com a b c Obituary of Peter McGowan 2007 Passings In Memoriam We Honor the Passing of Members and Friends Klyne Esopus Museum Accessed September 12 2022 William Klein From Painting to Photography Fashion to Film Part 2 Archived 2007 01 27 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editDorothy McGowan at IMDb Dorothy McGowan at AllMovie nbsp This article about a United States film actor born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography article about a United States model is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy McGowan amp oldid 1184864146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
