| Chandler Cowles | |
| Birthname: | Chandler Ruel Cowles |
| Birth Date: | September 29, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor, theatrical producer |
| Children: | Matthew Cowles |
| Relatives: | Lily 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.
Cowles was born in 1917 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
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.
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]