Doris Dowling, the brunette actress who made her screen debut as the hooker in Billy Wilder ‘ s classic 1945 drama ” The Lost Weekend, ” has died at age 81, her husband said. Ms. Dowling, who had been ...

This neat, fast-paced perfectly cast film noir reflects the hard-boiled, grim wit of the author of its screenplay, Raymond Chandler. Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns from the war to find his wife ...

Glen Rock - Joseph Dowling age 91 of Glen Rock at rest in Glen Rock on April 5, 2020. Beloved husband of Doris (nee Dericks) Dowling. Loving father of Kathleen Decker, Joseph Dowling, Jr., Kenneth ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 – June 18, 2004) was an American actress of film, stage and television. After her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born ...

Ms. Dowling made a far bigger impact in Hollywood. Her second film was Billy Wilder's Oscar-winning drama about alcoholism, "The Lost Weekend." She played Gloria, a sympathetic barfly and prostitute, ...