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Lee Bowman

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Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years".<ref name="obit"/>

CareerEdit

Born in Cincinnati, Bowman dropped out of the University of Cincinnati Law School to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was spotted by a Paramount Pictures agent and went to Hollywood in 1934, but was not used at first.<ref name="ellery">Biography at Ellery Queen fan site</ref> Instead he worked as a radio singer and appeared in stock plays including The Old Lady Shows His Medals.<ref name="frank">Template:Cite news</ref>

Bowman eventually made his film debut in I Met Him in Paris (1937) for Paramount.<ref name="obit">Template:Cite news</ref> He worked at that studio for a while, then RKO, before moving to MGM where he appeared in Bataan (1943) a film that follows the fates of a group of men charged with destroying a bridge during the doomed defense of the Bataan Peninsula by American forces in the Philippines against the invading Japanese.

The lack of leading men in World War II was a boost to Bowman's career and he co-starred with Rita Hayworth in Cover Girl and Jean Arthur in The Impatient Years. According to a film writer at the time, "his Hollywood career has not been spectacular but has gained him a large following."<ref name="frank"/> He was signed by Columbia Pictures.

The Impatient Years was a hit and Bowman was described in late 1944 as "now a very hot commodity in Hollywood."<ref name="sher">Template:Cite news</ref> However, he never quite progressed beyond supporting female stars and his status as a leading man faded.

Bowman was a much in-demand radio actor, and also worked on Broadway. He was the original actor who played Lucille Ball's husband in the audition program serving as a pilot for My Favorite Husband, airing on CBS Radio July 5, 1948;<ref name="FAQ">Template:Cite book</ref> however, he was not available for the full series after CBS approved it, so when it debuted later that month it starred Ball and Richard Denning as the leads.<ref name=Desilu1>Template:Cite book</ref> This series would later go on to spawn I Love Lucy for television in 1950, with Ball's real-life husband Desi Arnaz replacing Denning at Ball's insistence.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

After making his TV debut in The Silver Theatre in 1950,<ref name=etcf>Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters. McFarland & Company, Inc. Template:ISBN. P. 61.</ref> he appeared regularly on television including several guest appearances in the television series Robert Montgomery Presents and Playhouse 90.Template:Citation needed On November 16, 1950, he starred in "Suppressed Desires" on The Nash Airflyte Theater.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the early 1950s, he became television's second Ellery Queen, stepping into the role after the first, Richard Hart, died unexpectedly of a coronary. Bowman hosted the short-lived game show What's Going On? on ABC in late 1954.

In 1961, he co-starred with Rocky Graziano in the private-eye series Miami Undercover, the first television series made in its entirety before being sold to a network. Bowman also guest-starred in The Fugitive.<ref name="los"/>

Media careerEdit

In his later career, Bowman was a pioneer in developing media training for the Republican leadership in Washington. In 1969 he was hired by the Nixon administration to help freshman representatives and politicians from marginal districts with their delivery, content and staging. (The job was described as being similar to Robert Montgomery's work with Dwight Eisenhower.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>) He also served as Master of Ceremonies for the 1968 and 1972 conventions.<ref name="los">Template:Cite news</ref>

From 1974 until his death, he was Chairman of the Kingstree Group, an international consulting firm, which offers communication advice to business and political leaders all over the world. Kingstree's global headquarters is now located in London, England. Bowman was responsible for developing the 'conversational' approach to spoken communication, which is recognized today as the only successful model for business and political presentations and media interviews.<ref name="lee">It's the way you tell 'em, says speech guru: [1GB Edition] Oldfield, Claire. Sunday Times [London (UK)] 18 June 2000: 14.</ref>

For fifteen years Bowman was communications consultant for Bethlehem Steel.<ref name="obit"/>

DeathEdit

He died from a heart attack in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on Christmas Day 1979, three days before his 65th birthday.

Bowman was married to Helene Rosson, Victor Fleming's step daughter. Their son, also called Lee Bowman, continued with the Kingstree Group.<ref name="lee"/> Bowman also had a stepdaughter from an early marriage by Rosson.<ref name="ellery"/>

Selected filmographyEdit

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  • The Magic and the Loss

Radio appearancesEdit

Year Program Episode/source
1952 Suspense "I Won't Take a Minute"<ref>http://www.oldtimeradioreview.com/suspense---i2.html Template:Open access</ref>
1952 Cavalcade of America A Thousand to One<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
1953 Cavalcade of America The Secret Road<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>

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