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Charles Merrill Dowden
January 26, 1903 - April 05, 1991
First, Middle and Last Name: Charles Merrill Dowden |
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Date of Birth: January 26, 1903 |
Date of Death: April 05, 1991 |
Name of Father: John William Dowden |
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Name of Mother: Laura May Dowden (both Smith) |
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Birth: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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Education: Graduate, University of Kentucky. |
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Occupation(s): Worked for the old Louisville Herald-Post, post-graduation. Dowden joined the Courier-Journal staff in 1926 as a police reporter. He also worked for the sports department, as a general-assignment reporter, feature reporter and copy editor before becoming Indiana editor. Dowden started his chess column, “The King's Men,” in 1945, and continued to write it after his retirement. He also worked as a freelancer for various national publications, including Parade magazine.-Courier Journal Obituary |
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Residence(s): (d.) Louisville, Kentucky; (b.) Calvary Cemetery |
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Spouse(s): Regina Celestine Dowden (born Popham) |
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Children: Donald S. Dowden; Carroll V. Dowden |
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Dowden, Charles Merrill
bio + additional games
January 26, 1903 - April 05, 1991- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1920
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1930
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1940
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1950 bio + additional games
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1953 bio + additional games
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1960
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1970
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1980
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1990
- Charles Merrill Dowden, 1991 bio + additional games
