Background
McGowen, Thomas Edward was born on May 6, 1927 in Illinois, United States. Son of William Robert McGowen and Pansy Helena Nelson.
McGowen, Thomas Edward was born on May 6, 1927 in Illinois, United States. Son of William Robert McGowen and Pansy Helena Nelson.
Student, Roosevelt College, Chicago, 1948.
Writer advertising The Hensley Company, Chicago, 1959-1968. Senior editor, writer World Book, Inc., 1969-1987. Writer children's books Norridge, Illinois, since 1988.
Commander American Legion Post 1263, Norridge, Illinois, 1959. With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Children's Reading Round Table (recording secretary, Outstanding Contributions to Field of Children;s Literature award 1990).
Married Loretta Slawikowski. Children: Ellen, Gayle, Maureen, Kathleen.