Rosemarie Bowe
| Rosemarie Bowe | |
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Rosemarie and Robert Stack at home in 1961.
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| Born |
September 17, 1932 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Other names | Rosemarie Stack |
| Years active | 1952–1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Stack (m. 1956–2003) (his death) |
| Children | Elizabeth Stack Charles Stack |
Rosemarie Bowe (born September 17, 1932) is an American former film and television actress.
Bowe's father was a building contractor and her mother was a dress designer. The family moved to Tacoma, Washington, when Bowe was a child. She graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1950, just before moving to Los Angeles.
She was crowned Miss Tacoma and Miss Montana in 1950. In May 1951, Bowe competed in a contest to choose the queen of the sixth annual Home Show and Building Exposition. Along with Mary Ellen Nichols, she was a runner-up to the contest winner, Linda Peterson.
When she arrived in California, Bowe secured work as a model. Her measurements were 36–25–36. She is 5'5" tall and has blue-green eyes. Her modeling agency was contacted by a high-fashion photographer, Christa, who suggested she pose for national and fashion magazine portraits.
Modeling for magazines such as Eye, Tempo, and Blightly, she eventually made the transition from model to actress in television. Her magazine credits include a Life cover.
Bowe's look was at times likened to both Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly. She always modeled high fashion rather than lingerie or bathing suits. She was never asked by photographers to pose for cheesecake pictures as were many a pin-up girl. She once said, "Of all the auditions and interviews I have had with casting men, directors, and producers, not one ever made a pass at me. I guess they were afraid of me."
Bowe moved to Hollywood in 1950. Initially, she was signed by film agent Charles K. Feldman. When his production plans stalled, she obtained a contract with Columbia Pictures. She was trained in dramatic acting by Benno Schneider. Her early experience as an entertainer included performing as a singer and dancer in amateur musicals.
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