James Alexander Cowan
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October 27, 1901 Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 9, 1978 (aged 76) Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Jimmy Cowan, Jamie Cowan, JAC |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
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Hugh Cowan Jean Eloise Wood |
James Alexander Cowan (October 27, 1901 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian writer and a public relations consultant.
James Alexander Cowan was born in Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada on October 27, 1901 to Rev. Hugh Cowan and Jean Eloise Wood.
He attended the University of Toronto.
Cowan married Grace Fenwick Williams, daughter of Frederick George H. Williams and grand-daughter of Charles Frederick Williams. The wedding took place on January 12, 1924 at Ernest Hemingway's Cedarville Mansions in Toronto. Hemingway also served as Cowan's best man and the host of the wedding. Hemingway is noted to be one of Cowan's close friends at Toronto Star. Hemingway gave Cowan a copy of his first published book entitled Three Stories and Ten Poems. The gift by Hemingway was a first edition from a printing of 300. It includes a personal inscription and signature by Ernest Hemingway. Cowan's copy of the book is sufficiently valuable to be currently priced at a hundred twenty-five thousand US dollars.
Cowan juggled many jobs before ending as a writer and a public relations consultant. During the World War I, he paid his way by stevedoring, and guarding a World War I arms plant. He also was an advance man for a vaudeville troup called The Dumbells who toured Canada and the United States.
In 1941, Cowan married Grace Jolliffe but they were divorced in 1963. In 1963, he married Mary Welsman, daughter of Frank Welsman.
James A. Cowan was one of the founding members of The Goblin magazine in 1921. He also was its first Editor-in-Chief. The magazine became the highest selling magazine in Canada during its publication. With its success, other writers came and contributed to the magazine including Stephen Leacock, Gregory Clark, Nunnaly Johnson, Bruce Hutchison, and Leslie McFarlane, father of The Hardy Boys. The Goblin eventually ceased publication after its Volume 9 no. 9 issue and was continued by The New Goblin.
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