Born at his parents' summer home outside of Belsano, Pennsylvania, Cowley started studying at Harvard before joining the American Field Service in France during World War I. Upon returning to the US, Cowley married the artist Peggy Baird; they were divorced in 1931.
Cowley was born at his parents' summer home outside of Belsano, Pennsylvania. Cowley started studying at Harvard before joining the American Field Service in France during World War I. Upon returning to the US, Cowley married the artist Peggy Baird. They were divorced in 1931.