Phillip W. Cohan (November 14, 1910–March 21, 2000)[1] was an American producer and director.
Phil Cohan | |
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Born | Phillip W. Cohan November 14, 1910 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | March 21, 2000 Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
Spouse | Mary Helen Foster |
Cohan started out as an employee for Paramount Pictures. From there he went to radio and then to television. He was most famous for his involvement in the short film A Rhapsody in Black and Blue and as the creator, producer and director of The Durante-Moore Show starring Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore.[2] He also was the producer of The Guy Mitchell Show.[3]
Personal life edit
Cohan was born in 1910 in Alabama, the only child of Phil and Laura Cohan. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.[4] He was married once to Rae Hollander and had two sons; Robert and Ralph. He died on March 21, 2000, in Westlake, Ohio, at the age of 89. Cohan is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park, Ohio.
References edit
- ^ "Phil Cohan Death Records". Mooseroots.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Bakish, David (1995). Jimmy Durante: His Show Business Career, with an Annotated Filmography and Discography. McFarland. ISBN 0899509681.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Schaden, Chuck (June 18, 1988). "Interview with Phil Cohan". Speaking of Radio. Retrieved March 7, 2015.