15 Facts About Evelyn Bowen

Evelyn Bowen was a Welsh-Canadian actress, director, writer, editor and educator.

Esther Evelyn Sara Owen Bowen was born on 18 June 1911 in Cardigan, Wales to Evan Owen Bowen, a doctor and Elizabeth Evans.

Evelyn Bowen's father died when she was three and her mother remarried Owen Davies.

When in London, Evelyn Bowen began her acting career at Old Vic Shakespearean Company.

Evelyn Bowen returned to Wales where she became a founder of the Welsh National Theatre Company and was its director from 1933 to 1936.

Evelyn Bowen met Irish writer, dramatist and director of the Abbey Theatre Frank O'Connor in 1936.

Evelyn Bowen persuaded Sean O Faolain that Bowen should play the lead role in the upcoming Abbey production of his play, She had to Do Something.

Evelyn Bowen married O'Connor in 1939; the couple divorced in 1953.

Evelyn Bowen then produced the play with the community group The Inglewood Players, and presented it at the Dominion Drama Festival, the annual national community drama festival of the time.

Evelyn Bowen wrote plays for production by Mermaid Theatre, a number based on Mi'kmaq legends.

Evelyn Bowen stayed involved in theatre and writing until she died in 1994.

Evelyn Bowen lived in Wales until 1928 when she moved to London where she lived from 1928 to 1932.

Evelyn Bowen married Robert Speaight in 1935; they were divorced in 1939.

Evelyn Bowen married Irish poet and writer Frank O'Connor in February 1939 The couple had three children; they divorced in 1953.

Evelyn Bowen died in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 4 November 1994.