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Chandler Cowles

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Chandler Cowles
Born
Chandler Ruel Cowles

September 29, 1917
DiedFebruary 1, 1997(1997-02-01) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Actor, theatrical producer
ChildrenMatthew Cowles
RelativesLily Cowles (granddaughter)

Chandler Ruel Cowles[1] (September 29, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American actor, producer, and co-producer in at least eleven New York theatrical productions from 1946 through 1960.

Early life

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Cowles was born in 1917 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

Career

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Cowles collaborated closely with Gian-Carlo Menotti and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on many of these and also was a lifelong friend of ballet legend George Balanchine, with whom he worked on the 1947 Broadway production of The Telephone/The Medium. He also wrote the 1983 television program I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind.

Personal life and death

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He was the father of actor Matthew Cowles.[1]

Chandler Cowles died in 1997 in Manhattan, New York City, at the age of 79.[1] He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Westmore, Vermont.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Chandler Ruel Cowles (1917-1997) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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