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Larry Cohen

American film producer, director, and screenwriter (1936-2019) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 82

Lawrence George Cohen was an American filmmaker. He originally emerged as the writer of Blaxploitation films such as Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem, before becoming known as an author of horror and science fiction films - often containing police procedural and satirical elements - during the 1970s and 1980s.

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The George Pal Memorial Award

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His directorial works include It's Alive (1974) and its sequels, God Told Me To (1976), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2019 · aged 82

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