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Herman Cohen
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Producer, Screenwriter, Animator Born: August 27, 1927 in Detroit, MI Death: June 2, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:When one talks of schlock cinema, "Herman Cohen" should be among the first names that come to mind -- and that is not to insult the man, who has made a name for himself over the years producing movies such as "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", "Horrors of the Black Museum", and "Trog". "Cohen" made movies that mainstream critics and adult filmgoers loved to hate, despise, and belittle -- that reaction, in itself, was often to his profit, as comedians and talk-show hosts of the late '50s kidded those titles mercilessly, generating the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars in free publicity on television. In producing those pictures, he also insinuated himself in popular culture of the late '50s about as securely as any B-movie producer in history.
"Cohen" was born in Detroit, MI, and entered the business at age 12 as a janitor's assistant at a local theater, later becoming an usher and an assistant... Full Biography
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