Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Mike Cowles, photographed some time between 1940 and 1946 | |
| Born | January 31, 1903[1] 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[2] |
| Parent(s) | Gardner Cowles Sr. and Florence Call |
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.[3]
- ^ Associated Press. "Look Magazine Founder Gardner Cowles," Los Angeles Times (July 9, 1985).
- ^ a b c Strentz, Herb."Gardner Cowles Jr. (Mike)", Cowles Family Publishing Legacy, Drake University, Cowles Library. Accessed January 15, 2018.
- ^ Domhoff, G. William. (1967). Who Rules America?. Prentice Hall, Inc. (Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 67-25926). pp. 67, 82.