Coe, Fred, 1914-1979

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Coe, Fred, 1914-1979
Date of birth
1914-12-23
Date of death
1979-04-29
Field of activity
Motion picture authorship
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Television authorship
Television--Production and direction
Occupation
Producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Television producers and directors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1168402
Library of congress: n 86140080
HAI10: 000412738
Sources of Information
  • Internet Movie Database WWW site, August 4, 2016:(Fred Coe, producer, director, writer ; b. December 23, 1914 in Alligator, Mississippi, USA ; d. April 29, 1979 (age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA)
  • Hallmark hall of fame. All the way home [MP] 1971-12-01:credits (directed by Fred Coe)
  • Halliwell's Filmgoer's companion, 1983(Fred Coe; b. 1914 d. 1979; American producer-director)

Wikipedia description:

Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American director and producer, of theatre, television, and film. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play a total of six times, winning in 1960 for the original production of The Miracle Worker. To television audiences, he was known for his contributions to dramatic anthology programs during the Golden Age of Television. He won two Emmy Awards, out of six total nominations. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the film A Thousand Clowns (1965), which he both produced and directed.

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