[2] Born in New York City, Lowther broke into radio at 13 as an NBC page.
Eventually, he wrote episodes for radio's Dick Tracy and Terry and the Pirates, as well as The Adventures of Superman.
[3] He later worked as a writer, director and producer for the Guy Lombardo and Morton Downey radio programs, as well as Broadway Calling with Gertrude Lawrence.
Lowther joined the DuMont Television Network as an executive producer starting with its inception in 1945.
They had two sons, Kevin and Sean, and lived in Westport, Connecticut, where Lowther died.