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Larry Cohen

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Larry Cohen: Biography

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  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/15/1941, Cancer
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter, producer
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Larry Cohen Fast Facts:
  • Served as a private in the U.S. Army after graduating from college.
  • Worked as a page at the NBC building in New York's Rockefeller Center.
  • Began writing TV scripts in the 1960s, including for the series The Fugitive and The Defenders.
  • Made his directorial debut with the 1972 black comedy Bone.
  • Received the Saturn Awards' George Pal Memorial Award in 1987.
  • His script for the thriller Phone Booth (2002) was the subject of a bidding war before Twentieth Century Fox landed it.
  • All five children with his ex-wife, producer Janelle Webb, have worked on or appeared in his movies.
  • Larry Cohen Relationships:
  • Janelle Webb - Ex-wife
  • Melissa Cohen - Daughter
  • Pamela Cohen - Daughter
  • Bob Cohen - Son
  • Louis Cohen - Son
  • Cynthia Costas Cohen - Wife
  • Jill Gatsby - Daughter
  • College:
  • City University of New York, City College, New York, NY (BA in Film, 1963)
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