Fleur Cowles

Fleur Cowles
Fleur Cowles
	Cowles in 1954
Born	Florence Friedman; January 20, 1908; New York, New York
Died	June 5, 2009 (aged 101)
Nationality	American
Other names	Fleur Fenton
Known for	Flair magazine
Spouses	Bertram Klapper (married 1930s?); Atherton "Pett" Pettingell Jr. (married 1937(?)-1946); ; Gardner Cowles Jr. (m. 1946⁠–⁠1955) ; Tom Montague Meyer (m. 1955)

Fleur Fenton Cowles (January 20, 1908 – June 5, 2009^[1]) was an American writer, editor and artist^[2] best known as the creative force behind the short-lived Flair magazine.

^ "Fleur Cowles, 101, Is Dead; Friend of the Elite and the Editor of a Magazine for Them" by Enid Nemy
^ Penelope Green, "Mirror, Mirror: Making Life a Bed of Roses", The New York Times, October 10, 1999

[nytimes-1] "Fleur Cowles, 101, Is Dead; Friend of the Elite and the Editor of a Magazine for Them" by Enid Nemy

[:0-2] Penelope Green, "Mirror, Mirror: Making Life a Bed of Roses", The New York Times, October 10, 1999

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Fleur Cowles
Cowles in 1954
Born	Florence Friedman (1908-01-20)January 20, 1908 New York, New York
Died	June 5, 2009(2009-06-05) (aged 101)
Nationality	American
Other names	Fleur Fenton
Known for	Flair magazine
Spouses	Bertram Klapper (married 1930s?) Atherton "Pett" Pettingell Jr. (married 1937(?)-1946) Gardner Cowles Jr. (m. 1946⁠–⁠1955) Tom Montague Meyer (m. 1955)