Cindy Cowan
Cindy Cowan is an American film producer and songwriter. Cowan graduated from Tulane University and attended graduate courses toward a master's degree in psychology at Harvard. Her producing career began as a producer and writer for a CBS News affiliate in Miami, Florida. In 1995, Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included: an Emmy nomination for "Rent-A-Kid" starring Leslie Nielsen; Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice nominations for "If These Walls Could Talk"; a United Nations Award for "Savior" starring Dennis  Quaid; and Oscar-winning "Traffic starring Michael Douglas." Additional projects produced by Cowan included "Very Bad Things" and Robert Altman'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 Robert De Niro 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 Howard Hewett, and several songs for Pamala Stanley. Cindy Cowan