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Larry Cohen

Jul 15, 1941 - Mar 24, 2019 (77 years old) in Kingston, New York, USA

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007).

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Known For

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Spies Like Us
Ace Tomato Agent
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King Cohen
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100 Scariest Movie Moments
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BaadAsssss Cinema
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American Grindhouse
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Tales from the Script
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Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
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Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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