Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) -May 15, 2008 Warren Cowan & Associates spokeswoman Jazmine Vicenty confirmed
early Thursday that Cowan had died. She declined to give other
details.
The trade paper Daily Variety reported Cowan died Wednesday
night of heart failure and cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The jovial Cowan, known for working the press lines at awards
shows and other events, was still actively promoting clients this
year.
Cowan and his mentor Henry C. Rogers founded Rogers & Cowan in
1950 and saw it become one of the world's biggest entertainment
public relations firms. Among its stable of celebrity clients were
Danny Kaye, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Roberto
Benigni and Elton John.
In 1988, Rogers & Cowan was sold to the British conglomerate
Shandwick PLC. Cowan set up his new company, Warren Cowan &
Associates, six years later.
Rogers died in 1995 at age 82.
