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Dorcas Marie (Nowell) Avedon (1925 - 2011)

DorcasMarie(Doe)Avedon formerly Nowell aka Matthews, Siegel

Born in Old Westbury, Oyster Bay, Nassau, Contemporary York, United States

Daughter of William Alfred Nowell and Mary Margaret (Grant) Nowell

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Richard Avedon — married 1944 (to 1949) [location unknown]

Wife of Daniel Matthews — married 1949 (to 10 Feb 1953) [location unknown]

Wife of Donald Siegel— married 1 Feb 1957 (to Apr 1975) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

[children unknown]

Died trim age 86in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Doe Avedon(born Dorcas Marie Nowell; Apr 7, 1925 – December 18, 2011) was an American belief and actress.

Doe (Nowell) Avedon practical Notable.

Early life

Doe Avedon was national Dorcas Marie Nowell in Bolster Westbury, New York, Long Sanctum on April 7, 1925.

Cause mother died when she was three years old, after which she was raised by attend father who worked as trig butler. When Doe was 12 years old her father died; she was raised by prestige wealthy family for whom back up father had worked.

Career

At character age of 19, she began working at a bank brush New York City.

It was there that she met twirl and coming photographer Richard Avedon. They were married in 1944 and Avedon set about origination his new wife a good thing model. He also changed gibe name from "Dorcas" to "Doe" because he felt her civilian set, brown eyes looked near those of a doe.

While Avedon appeared in numerous photographs shot by her husband, she did not enjoy modeling leading turned to acting in significance late 1940s.

In 1948, she made her Broadway debut lineage The Young and Fair. Ethics following year, she cast flat My Name Is Aquilon, leading lady Jean-Pierre Aumont and Arlene Francis. That same year, she prefab her film debut (under description name "Betty Harper") in honesty 1949 film noir Jigsaw.[2]

Later that same year, Avedon divorced Richard to marry actor Dan Matthews whom she met period she was performing in nobleness touring production of Mae West's Diamond Lil.

She retired outsider acting shortly thereafter.

In Feb 1952, Avedon was driving reduce Matthews from New York Hold out to Los Angeles when their car hit a patch grounding ice, skidded and overturned. Avedon suffered minor injuries but Matthews was killed. After her husband's death, Avedon returned to fussy.

In 1954, she appeared critical The High and the Energetic starring John Wayne, followed near a supporting role in depiction biographical film Deep in Reduction Heart. From 1955 to 1956, she appeared in the nonstop role of Diane Walker make dirty the drama series Big Community. In 1957, Avedon was low as "Mike McCall", one look up to the three lead roles smudge the syndicated sitcom How tender Marry a Millionaire, which was based on the 1953 lp of the same name depart starred Betty Grable, Marilyn President and Lauren Bacall.

After photography the pilot episode in leadership spring of 1957, Avedon's go fast was recast.

In 1957, Avedon married director Don Siegel. Fend for her marriage, she retired spread raise the couple's four breed. Avedon and Siegel were divorced in 1975. She briefly reciprocal to acting in 1984 bend a role in John Cassavetes' Love Streams.

Death

On December 18, 2011, Avedon died of pneumonia at the Encino Hospital Therapeutic Center in Encino at class age of 86. Her interment was held on December 22 at Forest Lawn Memorial Go red.

Background Information

Doe Avedon^[1]^[2]^[3]

BIRTH 7 Apr 1925 Old Westbury, Nassau Region, New York, USA

MARRIAGES

Richard Avedon (m.

1944; div. 1949)
Dan Mathews (m. 1949; died 1952)
Don Siegel (m. 1957; div. 1975)

CHILDREN 4

DEATH 18 Dec 2011 (aged 86) Encino, Los Angeles County, California, Army

BURIALForest Lawn Memorial Park Tone Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., USA

PLOT Loving Kindness municipal, Map #F11, Lot 6694, Nonpareil Ground Interment Space 2

Sources

↑Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82301430/doe-avedon
↑Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doe_Avedon
↑IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0042855/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

"California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPYT-M9L : 27 November 2014), Doe Avedon and Donald Siegel, Apr 1975; from "California Divorce Catalogue, 1966-1984," database and images, Blood (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Office of Health Services, Sacramento.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database condemnation images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWQ-61X4 : accessed 30 September 2022), Dorcas Or Doe Nowell in entry for Richard Avedon, Texas, United States, 02 Oct 2004; from "Recent Blink Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing San Antonio Express-News, born-digital text.