Cindy Cowan is an American film producer and songwriter. Cowan graduated from

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and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at

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. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a

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affiliate in Miami, Florida.Lafemme.org
In 1995, Cowan co-founded

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(IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an

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nomination for ''

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'' starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy,

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and People's Choice nominations for ''

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''; a United Nations Award for ''

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'' starring Dennis Quaid; and Oscar-winning ''

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starring

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.'' Additional projects produced by Cowan included ''

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'' and

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's '' Dr. T & the Women''. In 1999, Cowan sold her two-thirds stake in IEG to Splendid Films and started Cindy Cowan Entertainment where she produced '' Scorched'', '' Fifty Dead Men Walking'', and '' Red Lights'' starring

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and Sigourney Weaver. As a songwriter and lyricist, Cowan has written songs for film and television; an album title track for Engelbert Humperdinck, a chart topping hit "This Love is Forever" for

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, and several songs for

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Cindy Cowan Entertainment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, Cindy American film producers Tulane University alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people American women songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) American women film producers 21st-century American women