Flora Juliet Bowley Explained
| Flora Juliet Bowley |
| Other Names: | Flora Hoffman |
| Birth Date: | April 29, 1881 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California |
| Death Date: | December 30, 1966 |
| Death Place: | Monterey, California |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Relatives: | Albert Jesse Bowley Sr. (brother) |
Flora Juliet Bowley (April 29, 1881 – December 30, 1966) was an American actress.
Early life
Flora Juliet Bowley was born in San Francisco in 1881,[1] the daughter of Freeman Sparks Bowley (1846-1903) and Flora Ella Pepper Bowley (1846-1939).[2] Her father, who briefly led the 30th U.S. Colored Infantry regiment and was a prisoner-of-war in the American Civil War, was a railroad engineer who wrote several books on military topics, and a memoir.[3] [4] Her mother, known as "Mother Bowley", was a beloved maternal figure at San Francisco's Presidio.[5] One of her brothers was U.S. Army general Albert Jesse Bowley Sr.[6] She graduated from Smith College.[7] [8]
Career
Bowley had a short but successful career as a stage actress.[9] She appeared in The Fortunes of the King and The Bachelor's Romance in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1905,[10] and The Lion and the Mouse in Chicago and New York in 1906.[11] She starred with Robert Edeson in Classmates on Broadway in 1907. She was said to resemble the actress Mary Mannering, but they were not (as some rumors held) related to each other.[12]
Personal life
Bowley married Julius Theodore Charles Hoffman (1848-1935) in 1914. The Hoffmans had four children. Flora Juliet Bowley Hoffman died in 1966, in Monterey, California, aged 85 years.
External links
Notes and References
- News: April 5, 1906. Pretty California Girl Makes a Hit at Columbia. 2. San Francisco Call. July 3, 2020. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=UpVS4reUd4IC&dq=Flora+Juliet+Bowley&pg=PA570 "Flora Juliet Bowley in 'Classmates'"
- Russell Duncan. 2009. Honor in Command: Lt. Freeman S. Bowley's Civil War Service in the 30th United States Colored Infantry (review). Civil War History. en. 55. 4. 501–502. 10.1353/cwh.0.0125. 144812923 . 1533-6271.
- Book: Bowley, Freeman Sparks. A Boy Lieutenant: Memoirs of Freeman S. Bowley, a 30th United States Colored Troops Officer. 1997. Sergeant Kirkland's Museum and Historical Society. 978-1-887901-01-7. en.
- News: 1939-04-24. 'Mother' Bowley Dies at Army Hospital. 15. The San Francisco Examiner. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
- News: 1944-03-02. Col. Bowley Succumbs. 11. The San Francisco Examiner. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
- News: 1905-02-07. College Girl's Stage Success. 6. The Kansas City Star. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
- News: June 8, 1904. California Girls Stand High East. 4. Los Angeles Herald. July 3, 2020. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- News: 1908-01-15. Gallery of Leading Players. 8. The Butte Daily Post. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
- News: 1906-03-21. Star for One Night. 4. Star Tribune. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
- August 1906. Chicago the Home of Summer Drama. The World To-Day. 11. 791–792.
- News: 1906-08-11. Not Related to Mannering. 10. El Paso Herald. 2020-07-03. Newspapers.com.
