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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.
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.
Mar 24, 2019 · Larry Cohen, a revered figure in the horror genre best known for directing such films as “It’s Alive,” “Gold Told Me To,” and “The Stuff,” has died at 77. The filmmaker began his ...
Mar 24, 2019 · By Daniel Kreps. March 24, 2019. 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. Everett Collection ...
Mar 26, 2019 · Larry Cohen, a writer and director whose wide-ranging career included mainstream television series, outlandish horror movies featuring killer babies and killer yogurt, slick thrillers and even...
Mar 24, 2019 · One B-filmmaker who never had that problem was Larry Cohen, who passed away this weekend at the age of 77.
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