Joan Lowell
Helen Joan Lowell (born November 23, 1902 , Berkeley , California , † November 7, 1967 , Brasília , Brazil ) was an American actress of the silent film era and author .
Life and writing career
In 1929 she published a very successful autobiography in which she describes how she spent her childhood on the high seas as the daughter of a captain ( Cradle of the Deep , German title I spit against the wind ). The book sold as a bestseller, but a month after its publication the alleged autobiography turned out to be a mere invention. In the book, she claims she lived on a ship with an all male crew from the age of 11 months to 17, in fact she only spent a year on a ship in safe harbor.
Lowell worked as a journalist in the 1930s before heading to Brazil with her second husband, a former ship captain. There she spent the rest of her life. She described her experiences while building a coffee plantation in her second and last book The Land of Promise , German title: Land der Verheißung .
Publications
- I spit against the wind . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1951.
- Land of promise . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1952.
Film career
Between 1923 and 1925 Lowell starred in six silent films, including major roles in the 1924 Loving Lies and Branded a Thief (1924). She also had a minor role in Charlie Chaplin's classic Gold Rush . Lowell had her last role in 1934 as herself in the adventure film Adventure Girl , which was based on her book Cradle of the Deep .
Web links
- Joan Lowell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Joan Lowell in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lowell, Joan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lowell, Helen Joan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berkeley , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1967 |
| Place of death | Brasília , Brazil |