Gardner Cowles Jr.
Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. (1903–1985) was an American newspaper and magazine publisher. He was co-owner of the Cowles Media Company, whose assets included the Minneapolis Star, the Minneapolis Tribune, the Des Moines Register, Look magazine, and a half-interest in Harper's Magazine.
Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. | |
|---|---|
Mike Cowles, photographed some time between 1940 and 1946 | |
| Born | January 31, 1903 Algona, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1985 (aged 82) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | Cowles Media Company |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Lois Thornburg
(m. 1933; div. 1946)Jan Hochstraser (also known as Jan Streate Cox)
(m. 1956) |
| Children | Lois Cowles Harrison, Kate Nichols, Gardner ("Pat") Cowles III, Jane, Virginia Kurtis, stepson Charles |
| Parent(s) | Gardner Cowles Sr. and Florence Call |
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