Megan Timothy

Megan D'Ewes Timothy (born June 21, 1943) is a Rhodesian-–American actress, singer, and writer.

Background The daughter of an architect, Timothy was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1943. At the age of 16, she began working for the Victoria Times and later pursued a career as a horse trainer.

In 1964, at the age of 21, Timothy moved to California. She initially worked as a switchboard operator and later as a waitress at the Playboy Club.

During the mid-1970s, Timothy purchased La Maida House, a bed and breakfast in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. She ran the establishment until the 1990s. In 1999, Timothy went on a solo bicycle journey about 12,000 miles long throughout Western Europe and parts of Africa, selling North Hollywood home, car, and several possessions in preparation for the trip.

Film career In 1967, Timothy made her debut with a credited film role in the Russ Meyer film Good Morning... and Goodbye!. The following year she appeared in Hell's Chosen Few, her first of three films directed by David L. Hewitt. Her second collaboration with Hewitt was The Mighty Gorga in which she portrayed April Adams, a trapper on a mission to locate a 50-foot gorilla. Timothy's final film with Hewitt was The Girls from Thunder Strip, which was about three bootlegging sisters who confront a gang of bikers.

Filmography + Film list Title Role Director Year Notes # Good Morning... and Goodbye! Lottie Russ Meyer 1967 Hells Chosen Few David L. Hewitt 1968 The Mighty Gorga April Adams David L. Hewitt 1969 2nd lead role Charro! Bit Part Charles Marquis Warren 1969 Uncredited The Girls from Thunder Strip Jesse David L. Hewitt 1970 The Female Bunch "Pug" Al AdamsonJohn 'Bud' Cardos 1970 Chicken Documentary

Music During the 1960s, Timothy played folk music at various coffee houses and also participated in a USO tour to entertain troops in Vietnam.

Around 2010, several years after experiencing a stroke, Timothy worked with vocal coach Michael Rivers. Despite challenges from her brain injury, Timothy released her first CD album four years later. In 2014, she released the album "As I Wander: Songs of Christmas," with vocalist Dan Cobb, the singer-guitarist/producer Rivers, and cellist Marlene Moore.

Recordings As I Wander: Songs of Christmas

Stroke After the death of her mother and the loss of most of her belongings in a fire, Timothy experienced a stroke in September 2003, at the age of 63. The stroke was a result of an arteriovenous malformation and led to severe aphasia, rendering her unable to speak. With no family or financial means to support herself, she became a ward of the state and was temporarily housed in a rehabilitation facility for two weeks. Prior to the stroke, Timothy did not have medical coverage, but she later became enrolled in a California Medicaid program. A documentary titled "Chicken," which chronicled her stroke and journey, was screened at the Fontaine Auditorium of Samuel Merritt University in Oakland on August 4, 2010.

Publications

+ List Title Publisher ISBN Year Notes # Let Me Die Laughing!: Waking from The Nightmare of a Brain Explosion Crone House Publishing 2006 12,000 Miles For Hope's Sake Crone House Publishing 2009