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- Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 [a] – March 23, 2019) was an American filmmaker.
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Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American filmmaker. He originally emerged as the writer of blaxploitation films such as Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem (both 1973), before becoming known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during ...
An independent maverick who got his start in studio-based television, he is best known for inventive low-budget horror films that combine scathing social commentary with the requisite scares and occasional laughs. He was also a major player in the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Later in his career, he became a sought-after screenplay writer.
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Mar 24, 2019 · Updated 1:19 PM PDT, March 24, 2019. NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died. He was 77. Cohen’s friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, said Cohen passed away Saturday in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones.
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Mar 24, 2019 · Larry Cohen, the avant-garde writer and director who made his mark in the horror and blaxploitation genres with such innovative cult classics as It’s Alive , God Told Me To , Black...
One B-filmmaker who never had that problem was Larry Cohen, who passed away this weekend at the age of 77.
Mar 24, 2019 · Larry Cohen, Horror Maestro Behind ‘The Stuff’ and ‘It’s Alive,’ Dies at 77. He also helmed "God Told Me To" and wrote "Maniac Cop," among many others. By Michael Nordine. March 24, 2019 1:11...
Mar 24, 2019 · Obituary. Larry Cohen, the director of campy horror classics like 'It's Alive,' 'The Stuff,' 'Q' and 'God Told Me To,' has died at the age of 77.
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