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Ross Bowman(1926-2018)

  • Director
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Ross Bowman was born on 5 December 1926 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was a director, known for Big John, Little John (1976), Love, American Style (1969) and The Brady Bunch (1969). He was married to Jane Maureen Dowdy, Jessica Walter and Jeanne Bal. He died on 8 June 2018 in Payson, Arizona, USA.
BornDecember 5, 1926
DiedJune 8, 2018(91)
BornDecember 5, 1926
DiedJune 8, 2018(91)
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Known for

Big John, Little John (1976)
Big John, Little John
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
  • Director
Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
The Brady Bunch
6.8
TV Series
  • Director
The Partridge Family (1970)
The Partridge Family
6.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Big John, Little John (1976)
    Big John, Little John
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Partridge Family (1970)
    The Partridge Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973–1974
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ross & Jessica
  • Born
    • December 5, 1926
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • June 8, 2018
    • Payson, Arizona, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jane Maureen DowdySeptember 25, 1981 - June 8, 2018 (his death)
  • Children
    • Brooke Bowman
  • Other works
    He directed Woody Allen's play, "Don't Drink The Water," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Sam Levene, Dody Goodman, Gary Krawford and Don Draper in the cast.

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    Father, with Jessica Walter, of daughter Brooke Bowman, born in 1972.

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