Colin Cowdrey was born on December 24, 1932 in Putumala, Travancore, British India. He is known for BBC TV Cricket (1963), Sunday Special: Speaking for Myself (1961) and International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1981). He was married to Anne Elizabeth Fitzalan Howard and Penelope (Penny) Susan Chiesman. He died on December 4, 2000 in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England.