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Emanuel Cohen (1892 - 1977) was an American film producer. He was vice president in charge of production at Paramount Pictures from 1932 to 1935. From 1935 he had his own production company, Major Films, making films starring Mae West and Bing Crosby among others. [1]

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  1. "EMANUEL COHEN, OFFICER OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES". New York Times. 11 September 1977.