DONA JOANA

The Gold Rush (1925) with Joan Lowell

Born	November 23, 1902 Berkeley, California
Died	November 7, 1967 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Other names	Helen Trask
Occupation	Film actress, author, film director
Years active	1920–1934
Spouse(s)	Thompson Buchanan (1927-1930, divorced) Leek Bowen (m 1936)

Joan Lowell married a sea captain, Leek Bowen, in 1936. He took her to the country side of Brazil to carve out a coffee plantation.Together they owned a Farm called "the Anchorage" in the city of Anápolis, Brazil, working also as a real state agent in the city, she also sold lands to actors and acrtressess as Janet Gaynor and Mary Martin in Anápolis. She was called "Dona Joana" by the locals and after a long time in Anápolis moved to Brasília, from where she did a remarkable trip crossing the National road "Belém Brasilia" from South to North, driving a Volkswagen, a great adventure reported in a National magazine during the 60's. She chronicled their adventures in a book, Promised Land (1952).^[3]

Joan Lowell died in Brasilia, Brazil in 1967.