Phillip W. Cohan (April 17, 1905–November 27, 1999) was an American producer and director.
Phil Cohan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Phillip W. Cohan April 17, 1905 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1999 Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| 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.[1] He also was the producer of The Guy Mitchell Show.[2]
Personal life
editPhillip Cohan was born in 1905 in Meriden, Connecticut, and is one of six children from Herman and Margaret Cohen. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
He was married to Mary Helen Foster and had two children: Tony and Muffy. He died on November 27, 1999, in Westlake, Ohio, at the age of 94. Cohan is buried in Los Angeles, CA.
References
edit- ^ 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.