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Pearl Bowser(1931-2023)

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Pearl Bowser was born on 25 June 1931 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She was a director, known for Namibia: Independence Now! (1985), Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989) and American Experience (1988). She was married to LeRoy Bowser. She died on 14 September 2023 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 25, 1931
DiedSeptember 14, 2023(92)
BornJune 25, 1931
DiedSeptember 14, 2023(92)
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Namibia: Independence Now! (1985)
Namibia: Independence Now!
  • Director
  • 1985
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
7.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1989
David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
  • Director
Pearl Bowser, Michelle Citron, Cheryl Dunye, Barbara Hammer, Alexandra Juhasz, Susan Mogul, Eve Oishi, Wendy Quinn, Carolee Schneemann, Yvonne Welbon, Megan Cunningham, Valerie Soe, Carol Leigh, Constance Penley, Frances Negron-Muntaner, Julia Reichert, Juanita Mohammed, Vanalyne Green, Kate Horsfield, and Victoria Vesna in Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film & Video (1998)
Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film & Video
  • Self
  • 1998

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  • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Namibia: Independence Now! (1985)
    Namibia: Independence Now!
    • Director
    • 1985

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  • Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
    Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
    7.7
    • advisor
    • 1989

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  • Born
    • June 25, 1931
    • Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 14, 2023
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • LeRoy Bowser1955 - March 12, 1986 (his death, 2 children)

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    Received a scholarship to attend CUNY-Brooklyn College but dropped out due to her disappointment with the quality of the teaching.

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