Warren Cowan was an American film industry publicist.
14 Facts About Warren Cowan
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Warren Cowan was described as "one of Hollywood's most powerful and innovative publicists" at the time of his death.
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Warren Cowan was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of songwriter Rubey Cowan and Grace Cowan.
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Warren Cowan had one older brother, Stanley, who was a songwriter.
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Warren Cowan attended Townsend Harris High School, a school for boys on the educational fast track.
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Warren Cowan served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II for three years.
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In 1946, Cowan joined the firm established by Henry C Rogers.
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In 1950, Warren Cowan staged the first celebrity charity-fundraiser, a golf tournament on behalf of motion picture director Frank Borzage.
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In 1997, Warren Cowan personally introduced Italian actor Roberto Benigni to his already famous American peers, all of them Warren Cowan clients and Academy voters, on behalf of Miramax.
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Warren Cowan had five marriages, four of which ended in divorce, including two to actress Barbara Rush.
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Warren Cowan had one child with his second wife Barbara Rush, Fox News Channel reporter Claudia Cowan.
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Warren Cowan is the mother of actors Melissa Gilbert, Sara Gilbert, and Jonathan Gilbert.
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Warren Cowan died on May 14,2008, of cancer at his home in Los Angeles.
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Warren Cowan is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.