Constance Dowling

Constance Dowling (July 21, 1920 – October 28, 1969) was an American model turned actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in New York City, Dowling was a model and chorus girl before moving to California in 1943. She was the elder sister of actress Doris Dowling. Dowling began her screen career appearing in Up in Arms (1944) for Samuel Goldwyn. She appeared in a few films after that, including the film noir Black Angel (1946) but her film career did not advance.

Dowling lived in Italy in 1947 through 1950 and appeared in some unmemorable Italian films. Dowling returned to Hollywood in the 1950s and landed a part in the sci-fi film Gog, her last film.

Personal life

Dowling had been involved in a long affair with married director Elia Kazan in New York. He couldn't bring himself to leave his wife and the affair ended when Dowling went to Hollywood under contract to Goldwyn. She was later linked with Italian poet/novelist Cesare Pavese who committed suicide in 1950 after being rejected by Dowling. One of his last poems is entitled "Death Will Come and Look at Me with Your Eyes".

In 1955, Dowling married film producer Ivan Tors, with whom she had three sons: Steven, David, and Peter Tors, as well as a foster child, Alfred Ndwego of Kenya. She retired from acting after this marriage.

Death

On October 28, 1969, Dowling died at the age of 49 of cardiac arrest.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1944	Up in Arms	Nurse Lt. Mary Morgan
	Knickerbocker Holiday	Tina Tienhoven
1946	The Well-Groomed Bride	Rita Sloane
	Black Angel	Mavis Marlowe
	Boston Blackie and the Law	Dinah Moran	Alternative title: Blackie and the Law
1947	Addio Mimí!	Student	Alternative title: Her Wonderful Lie
	Blind Spot	Evelyn Green
	The Flame	Helen Anderson
1948	Città dolente	Lubitza	Alternative title: City of Pain
1949	Duello Senza Onore	Olga	Alternative title: Duel Without Honor
	Follie Per l'Opera	Margaret Jones	Alternative title: Mad About Opera
	Una Voce nel tuo Cuore	Dolly	Alternative title: A Voice in your Heart
1950	Miss Italia	Lilly
	La Strada finisce sul fiume	Barbara	Alternative title: Stormbound
1951	Nash Airflyte Theatre		TV, 1 episode
	Pulitzer Prize Playhouse		TV, 1 episode
	The Adventures of Ellery Queen		TV, 1 episode
	Cosmopolitan Theatre		TV, 1 episode
1951-1952	Lights Out		TV, 2 episodes
1953-1954	City Detective		TV, 2 episodes
1954	Gog	Joanna Merritt
1955	Fireside Theater	Betty	TV, 1 episode

References

External links

• Constance Dowling at the Internet Movie Database