Chandler Cowles

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.