She married William Kirk Fowler of Auchtermuchty, County Fife, and they emigrated to the U.S. in 1852.
Two of them involved the same actress, Marilyn Monroe: her performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (directed by Howard Hawks - 1953) and her blown-skirt scene in The Seven Year Itch (directed by Billy Wilder-1955).
It was not until eight years after Monroe's death that Fowler won his Oscar, for the movie Patton (1970).
His final movie, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), was directed by John Huston.
Fowler is remembered for editing primarily Twentieth theatrical releases directed by freelancers, including Howard Hawks (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton), Frank Tashlin (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?