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Dorothy Cowan 1917 - 1982

Dorothy Cowan of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania was born on September 5, 1917 at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia to Erastus Brooks Cowan, Jr. and Elizabeth Marie Cowan. She had siblings Virginia (Cowan), Edward Cowan, Ella (Cowan), Elsie (Cowan), and George Cowan. Dorothy Cowan died at age 65 years old in October 1982.

Dorothy Cowan
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 19134
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September 5, 1917
Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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In 1917, in the year that Dorothy Cowan was born, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was convicted and executed as a German spy. Since Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, was a citizen of the Netherlands (which remained neutral in World War 1), she could travel freely in Europe. Her travels (and her romantic entanglements) raised suspicion and she was arrested by the French and found guilty. There is still controversy about her guilt although her name has become synonymous with a seductive female spy.
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In 1927, at the age of merely 10 years old, Dorothy was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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Dorothy Ann (Higgins) Riggin was married to William N Riggin on July 28, 1950 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland United States, and they were together until Dorothy's death. Dorothy Riggin has a child Carol Pistorio. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Ann Riggin.
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