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Larry Cohen

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American film producer, director, and screenwriter (1936-2019)

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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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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. 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).

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United States
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
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deceased
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Lived 1936 to 2019 · aged 82
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