Background
Cohan, Martin was born on July 4, 1932 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cohan, Martin was born on July 4, 1932 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1955.
Cohan is also credited with creating Silver Spoons, which ran on National Broadcasting Company from 1982 to 1987 and launched the career of actor Rick Schroder. He was also a Conservative Jew. He received a bachelor"s degree in theater arts from Stanford University in 1955.
Cohan began working as a stage manager and assistant director at the American Broadcasting Company (American Broadcasting Company) following his graduation from Stanford University.
He worked in film and documentaries during this stage in his career, including for director Mike Nichols in the 1970 film, Catch-22. Cohan created a documentary called The Children of Paris before taking a position in a documentary firm owned by David L. Wolper.
Cohan"s work as a writer and researcher for the documentaries, Hollywood and the Stars in 1963 and Let My People Go: The Story of Israel in 1965 also led to a job working in Universal Television"s documentary department. Cohan transitioned to writing for sitcoms, including All in the Family and the Odd Couple, during the 1970s.
He was awarded the best comedy episode award from the Writers Guild of America for his screenwriting on the show in 1972.
Cohan was also the recipient of an National Association for the Advancement of Colored People award for furthering interracial understanding during the 1970s. After leaving The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cohan directed, produced, and wrote for The Bob Newhart Show and was co-producer of The Ted Knight Show. In the early 1980s, Cohan co-created Who"s the Boss? The successful sitcom, starring Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond, ran from 1984 to 1992.
Cohan"s sister actress Rhoda Gemignani also had a recurring role as Mistress
Rossini on the show. Cohan and Hunter also worked as creative consultants for the British television series, The Upper Hand. The Upper Hand, a British television adaptation of Who"s the Boss?, debuted in 1990 and aired for seven seasons on Independent Television. Cohan also penned scripts for episodes of numerous other television shows, including Silver Spoons and Diff"rent Strokes.
Martin Cohan died at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, of large-cell lymphoma on May 19, 2010, at the age of 77. His memorial service was held at Mountain.
Sinai"s Chapel Tenach in Forest Lawn.
Married Dawn Cohan; 4 children.