Ron Cowen
Encyclopedia
Ron Cowen is a writer
and producer
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
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As a writer
- Queer as Folk (2000–2005) TV Series (writer)
- SistersSisters (TV series)Sisters is a television drama which aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1991 to 1996. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who also created the Showtime series Queer as Folk and wrote the acclaimed Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama An Early Frost, also for NBC...
(1991) TV Series - The Love She Sought (1990) (TV) (teleplay)
- An Early FrostAn Early FrostAn Early Frost was a 1985 TV movie, and the first major film to deal with the topic of HIV/AIDS. It was first broadcast on the NBC television network on November 11, 1985...
(1985) (TV) - Paul's CasePaul's CasePaul's Case is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's Magazine in 1905.-Plot introduction:Paul, a suspended high school student in Pittsburgh, is frustrated with his middle-class life and the people around him not understanding his love of beautiful things, and he runs...
(1980) (TV) - FamilyFamilyIn human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
(1976/III) TV Series (writer) - I'm a FoolI'm a FoolI'm a Fool is the title of a short story written by Sherwood Anderson the American short story writer and novelist. The story is narrated in first person point of view and the setting is Ohio where Sherwood Anderson was born.- GE Theater adaption :...
(1976) (TV) - SummertreeSummertreeSummertree is a 1971 film directed by Anthony Newley. The screenplay was written by Edward Hume and Stephen Yafa, based on the 1967 play of the same name by Ron Cowen.-Plot:...
(1971) (play) - Saturday Adoption (1968) (TV)
As a producer
- Queer as Folk (2000–2005) TV Series (executive producer)
- Sisters (1991) TV Series (executive producer)
- The Love She Sought (1990) (TV) (co-producer)
- An Early Frost (1985) (TV) (associate producer)
Theatre
- Gene & Jean, co-playwright (with Danny Lipman)
- SummertreeSummertreeSummertree is a 1971 film directed by Anthony Newley. The screenplay was written by Edward Hume and Stephen Yafa, based on the 1967 play of the same name by Ron Cowen.-Plot:...
(1967), playwright - Valentine's Day (1968), libretto and lyrics, revised 1975
- Porcelain Time (1972), playwright
- The Book of Murder (1974), playwright
- Inside Lulu (1974), playwright
- Unnatural Acts (1975), co-playwright, three one-acts (with Danny Lipman)
- Betty Blue EyesBetty Blue EyesBetty Blue Eyes was a musical with music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe, and book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman. The story was based on the Alan Bennett screenplay, A Private Function, and was set during a celebration of the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip.-...
(2011), co-librettist