Roddy McDowall

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Roddy's mother Winsfried died in 1965 in Los Angeles.  Roddy, having lived in New York City for twenty years, now in 1971 returned to Los Angeles, and started appearing in numerous television and movie work. His father Thomas Andrew McDowall died in Los Angeles in 1978.
 
Roddy's mother Winsfried died in 1965 in Los Angeles.  Roddy, having lived in New York City for twenty years, now in 1971 returned to Los Angeles, and started appearing in numerous television and movie work. His father Thomas Andrew McDowall died in Los Angeles in 1978.
  
Roy Moseley who was with Bette Davis the last part of her life, mentions Roddy McDowall in his own autobiography [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xdt_5s7nexoC&pg=PA176&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0tLgMJ5C2q7oztS-NLj66cVia2cg#PPA177,M1 here]).  When Julie Andrews asked Roddy why he didn't write a book about his life, he said, "I have too many friends, I know too much, I couldn't." (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=UaoZUunPq_EC&pg=PA222&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U2tIDWcpWrjMkJHNhnOqj-F4Zf0Rw here])
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Roy Moseley who was with [http://movielegends.pbwiki.com/Bette-Davis Bette Davis] the last part of her life, mentions Roddy McDowall in his own autobiography [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xdt_5s7nexoC&pg=PA176&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0tLgMJ5C2q7oztS-NLj66cVia2cg#PPA177,M1 here]).  When Julie Andrews asked Roddy why he didn't write a book about his life, he said, "I have too many friends, I know too much, I couldn't." (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=UaoZUunPq_EC&pg=PA222&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U2tIDWcpWrjMkJHNhnOqj-F4Zf0Rw here])
  
 
Roddy became an accomplished photographers and published several books of his photographs of famous people.  Roddy McDowall died of lung cancer at his home in Studio City, California.  He was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
 
Roddy became an accomplished photographers and published several books of his photographs of famous people.  Roddy McDowall died of lung cancer at his home in Studio City, California.  He was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.

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