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Cohen, Larry, 1936-2019

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Personal name headingCohen, Larry, 1936-2019
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Variant(s)Cohen, Lawrence George, 1936-2019
Birth date1936-07-15
Death date2019-03-23
Place of birthManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathBeverly Hills (Calif.)
Field of activityHorror films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Blaxploitation films
Profession or occupationScreenwriters Motion picture producers and directors Television writers Television producers and directors
Found inWilliams, T. Larry Cohen, 1997: CIP t.p. (Larry Cohen, independent filmmaker) galley (writer, producer, director for television and motion pictures)
Cont. theatre, film, and television, c1989 (Larry Cohen, b. 4/20/47)
Change request from pub., June 6, 1997 (Larry Cohen; b. 1941 (not 1947))
The encyclopedia of film, c1991 (Cohen, Larry; b. July 15, 1941, New York, N.Y.; director, screenwriter; also producer; educ.: CCNY Film Institute)
International dictionary of films and filmmakers, c1990-1994: v. 2, p. 159 (Cohen, Larry; b. 1938, New York City; educ.: CCNY Film Institute)
New York times WWW site, viewed Mar. 27, 2019 (in obituary published Mar. 26: Larry Cohen; b. Lawrence George Cohen, July 15, 1936, Manhattan (his birth year has often been reported as 1941, but his family and census records confirmed that this is incorrect); d. Saturday [Mar. 23, 2019], Beverly Hills, Calif., aged 82; writer and director whose wide-ranging career included mainstream television series, outlandish horror movies featuring killer babies and killer yogurt, slick thrillers, and even a few blaxploitation films)
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