Spoiler : Born in Denver, Colorado 5/27/1917; died 5/11/1998 of natural causes in Los Angeles, California. Son of screenwriter-novelist Gene Fowler, Sr. Brother of writer William Fowler. Brother of journalist and writer William Fowler that died in 2004. Married to film editor Marjorie Johnson (?-1998 his death). Fowler was raised in New York City and studied at a maritime school earning his third mate's papers, then moved to Hollywood and studied film editing at 20th-Century Fox, then edited movies including Thanks A Million (1935); The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Director for I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957). Academy Award for editing It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). President of the American Cinema Editors (1965-1966).

Spoiler : Editor for television series including episodes of Rawhide on CBS (1959-1966); The Waltons on CBS (1972-1981); The Blue Knight on CBS (1975-1976). Emmy Awards for editing The Waltons in 1972, The Blue Knight in 1973.