Researching John Cowden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 236 people with the Cowden surname? In that year Cowden was ranked number 3343 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Cowden on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Cowden and the Cowden Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 336 people with the Cowden surname in the UK? Cowden is now ranked number 3725 for popularity in the UK. |
Cowden Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cowden surname in the USA? Cowden is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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John Cowden
John Peter Cowden (12 March 1917 – 4 November 2006) was a broadcast executive. His career began in 1926 as a child actor for NBC. He was an actor in a number of radio programs, including "Little Orphan Annie", where he played Joe Corntassle with the San Francisco cast.
In 1938, he switched to the business side of broadcasting when he joined CBS in New York. Over the next 40 years, he served in various positions in the company's radio and television networks. In 1959, he was appointed Vice President Information Services of the CBS Television Network with Advertising, Research and Publicity departments reporting to him. In 1972 his title and responsibilities were expanded to Vice President and Assistant to the President in which he served until his retirement in 1978.
Cowden served in the US Army in New Caledonia, the Philippines and Japan, where he was feature editor of the Pacific Stars and Stripes in 1944–45. He was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, class of 1938.
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