Background
Dowling was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Dowling was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Her other Broadway credits include Panama Hattie (1942), Banjo eyes (1942), Beat the Band (1942), and New Faces of 1943 (1943). Dowling died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, June 18, 2004. She was 81. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.