Larry Cohen
Lawrence George Cohen (born July 15, 1936 in Manhattan , New York City , New York - † March 23, 2019 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American director , producer and screenwriter .
Life
He studied film at the City College of New York , from which he graduated in 1963. Cohen began his film career as a screenwriter for television, where he worked for various television series. He later made some cheap horror films and also started working as a screenwriter for cinema productions. He made his directorial debut in 1972 with Bone . He also wrote the scripts for his own films. In addition, he often produced these himself.
The television series Invasion von der Wega, produced from 1967 to 1968, came from his idea, and he wrote the scripts. His work as an author includes a total of more than 80 film and television productions. He himself staged around 20 productions. In 1988 he received the George Pal Memorial Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films . In 2016, the documentary King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen by Steve Mitchell was made about his cinematic work .
Larry Cohen was married twice and had five children. He died of cancer at his Beverly Hills home in March 2019, aged 82.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1972: Bone
- 1973: The Godfather of Harlem (Black Caesar)
- 1974: The Cradle of Evil (It's Alive)
- 1976: God Told Me To
- 1977: I'm the Boss - FBI Scandal (The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover )
- 1978: The Cradle of Satan (It Lives Again)
- 1981: A Werewolf Bites His Way (Full Moon High)
- 1982: American Monster (Q: The Winged Serpent)
- 1984: Hollywood Kills
- 1985: Stuff (The Stuff)
- 1987: The Cradle of Terror (Original title: It's Alive III: Island of the Alive )
- 1987: Salem II - A Return to Salem's Lot
- 1987: Deadly Illusion
- 1989: Dance of the Witches (Wicked Stepmother)
- 1990: The Ambulance
- 2006: Pick Me Up (1 episode of the TV series Masters of Horror )
producer
- 1973: The Godfather of Harlem (Black Caesar)
- 1988: Maniac Cop
- 1990: Maniac Cop 2
- 1991: Jack alone in the delirious series (Delirious)
script
- 1966: Return of the Seven (Return of the Seven)
- 1970: El Condor
- 1982: American Monster (Q: The Winged Serpent)
- 1988: Maniac Cop
- 1990: Maniac Cop 2
- 1990: The Ambulance
- 1993: Maniac Cop 3 (Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence)
- 1993: Body Snatchers - Attack of the Body Eaters (Body Snatchers)
- 1993: Beyond Innocence (Guilty as Sin)
- 1997: The Ax (The Ex)
- 2002: Don't hang up! (Phone booth)
- 2004: Final Call - If He Hangs Up She Must Die (Cellular)
- 2007: Captivity
- 2010: Messages Deleted
guest
- 2009: Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
- 2016: King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
literature
- Susan Vahabzadeh: The shooting with the president. The Viennale honors the filmmaker Larry Cohen, who excelled with horror and a clever Hoover film. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 30./31. October / 1. November 2010, p. 15.
Web links
- Larry Cohen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Kienzl: American Dystopias: The Films of Larry Cohen. on critic.de, November 4, 2010 (accessed March 25, 2019).
- The maverick of 70s cinema: Larry Cohen has died. Director Hasko Baumann about Larry Cohen, on Deutschlandfunk Kultur , 25 March 2019.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Neil Genzlinger: Larry Cohen, Director of Garish Horror Classics, Dies at 82. In: The New York Times , March 26, 2019. Retrieved on March 27, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cohen, Larry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cohen, Lawrence George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, producer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manhattan , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 March 2019 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |