Cindy Cowan
Cindy Cowan is an American film producer and songwriter.
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Alma mater | Tulane University |
Occupation | Film producer, songwriter |
Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida.[1][2]
In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for If These Walls Could Talk; a United Nations Award for Savior starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning Traffic starring Michael Douglas. Additional projects produced by Cowan included Very Bad Things and Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women.
In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced Scorched, Fifty Dead Men Walking, and Red Lights starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.[3][2]
As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley.[4][5]
References
- Allbusiness.com
- Lafemme.org Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Andrew Hindes (June 29, 1999). "Cowan sells Initial stake to partner". Variety. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- "Howard Hewett - It's Time (1994) lyrics at The Lyric Archive". Thelyricarchive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- "Cindy Cowan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2014.