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Ron Cowen

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Ron Cowen was born on 15 September 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Queer as Folk (2000), An Early Frost (1985) and Sisters (1991).
BornSeptember 15, 1944
BornSeptember 15, 1944
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
    Queer as Folk
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Ben Gazzara, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, and Sylvia Sidney in An Early Frost (1985)
    An Early Frost
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
    Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
      Queer as Folk
      8.5
      TV Series
      • developed for American television by
      • written by
      • story (creator) ...
      • 2000–2005
    • Queer as Folk: Saying Goodbye (2005)
      Queer as Folk: Saying Goodbye
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • developer: American television (creator)
      • 2005
    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • creator
      • story
      • writer ...
      • 1991–1996
    • Denholm Elliott and Angela Lansbury in The Love She Sought (1990)
      The Love She Sought
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1990
    • Ben Gazzara, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, and Sylvia Sidney in An Early Frost (1985)
      An Early Frost
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1985
    • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
      Knots Landing
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1984
    • Sela Ward, Richard Dean Anderson, Susan Dey, Andrew Stevens, Doran Clark, Stephanie Dunnam, Charles Frank, and Dennis Weaver in Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
      Emerald Point N.A.S.
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay (as Ronald Cowen)
      • 1983
    • Paul's Case (1980)
      Paul's Case
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • teleplay by
      • 1980
    • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, and Sada Thompson in Family (1976)
      Family
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1979–1980
    • The Andros Targets (1977)
      The Andros Targets
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1977
    • I'm a Fool (1977)
      I'm a Fool
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay by
      • 1977
    • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
      The Wide World of Mystery
      6.8
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1974
    • Michael Douglas in Summertree (1971)
      Summertree
      5.7
      • play
      • 1971
    • CBS Playhouse (1967)
      CBS Playhouse
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1968

    Producer

    • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
      Queer as Folk
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2000–2005
    • Queer as Folk: Saying Goodbye (2005)
      Queer as Folk: Saying Goodbye
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1991–1996
    • Denholm Elliott and Angela Lansbury in The Love She Sought (1990)
      The Love She Sought
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1990
    • Ben Gazzara, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, and Sylvia Sidney in An Early Frost (1985)
      An Early Frost
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1985

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    • Alternative name
      • Ronald Cowen
    • Born
      • September 15, 1944
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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      Attended Ohio State University, transferred to U.C.L.A. Graduated with a B.A. in English. Attended Graduate School at Univ. of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications.

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