John Cheever Cowdin
John Cheever Cowdin (often: J. Cheever Cowdin ; * 1889 ; † September 16, 1960 in New York City ) was an American banker who, along with numerous other companies, a. a. New York's Standard Capital Corporation and Ideal Chemicals .
Life
Cowdin was the third child of wealthy businessman John Elliot Cowdin and Gertrude Cheever. He left the Preparatory School at age 18 without subsequent studies to as a banker at JP Morgan & Co. to work. He made a name for himself as a polo player in the 1920s . In the early 1930s he was, along with George Newell Armsby , one of the leading financiers in American aviation.
Cowdins Standard Capital was part of the financing group that gained control of the film production company Universal Studios , which had been run by Carl Laemmle in 1936. Cowdin was chairman of the board of directors there until 1949 . In this function he provided u. a. Elizabeth Taylor her first film role (1941).
From 1929 Cowdin was married to Katherine McCutcheon, and later to Andrea Cowdin.
Cowdin publications
- A program of war financing: statement to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives , 1942
- Post-war federal revenue requirements and fiscal policy , 1944
Web links
- Insider Trading, Chinese Walls, and Brokerate Commissions (PDF; 678 kB)
- Milestones, Sep. 26, 1960 Time
Individual evidence
- ^ Prominent Families of New York , p. 141
- ↑ Universal Studios
- ↑ Milestones: Aug. 19, 1929
- ^ J. Randy Taraborrelli: Elizabeth , Grand Central Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0-446-40036-X , p. 37
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cowdin, John Cheever |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cowdin, J. Cheever |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1960 |
| Place of death | New York City |