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Apr 1, 2023 · April 1, 2023 10:03am. Coslough Johnson Courtesy Johnson Family. Coslough Johnson, the Emmy-winning writer who worked with his late older brother, Arte Johnson, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In...
Coslough Johnson was born on 8 November 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) and The Sonny and Cher Show (1976). He was married to Mary Jane Ferguson. He died on 23 March 2023 in California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Art Department
- November 8, 1931
- Coslough Johnson
- March 23, 2023
Coslough Johnson was born on November 8, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) and The Sonny and Cher Show (1976). He was married to Mary Jane Ferguson. He died on March 23, 2023 in California, USA.
- November 8, 1931
- March 23, 2023
Late 'Laugh-In' brothers Arte and Coslough Johnson share comedy history with Illinois. The late comedy legend brothers Arte Johnson (BS ’49, radio journalism) and Coslough Johnson (BS ’52, radio journalism) made sure to invest in the future of media by preserving part of its past.
Mar 31, 2023 · November 8, 1931 - March 23, 2023 THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL "LAUGH-IN" WRITERS passed away at 91 years old. Cos was born in Chicago, attended the University of Illinois, and then served as an Air...
Johnson graduated from Austin High School and received a bachelor's degree in radio journalism from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1949, where he worked at the campus radio station and the University of Illinois Theater Guild with his brother Coslough "Cos" Johnson.
Coslough Johnson was born on January 20, 1929, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He was a writer and producer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) and The Sonny and Cher Show (1976). He won a primetime Emmy in 1968 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Music or Variety for Laugh-In (1967).
