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Chandler Ruel Cowles (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

Cowles was born in 1917 in New Haven, Connecticut.

Career

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

He was the father of actor Matthew Cowles.

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

References

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

External links

• Chandler Cowles at IMDb
• Chandler Cowles at the Internet Broadway Database

• 1917 births
• 1997 deaths
• 20th-century American male actors
• 20th-century American screenwriters
• American television writers
• American theatre managers and producers
• Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut
• Writers from New Haven, Connecticut