Henry Colman | |
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Born | Henry Cohen September 15, 1923 Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | November 7, 2012 89) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Education | Altoona High School |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1949–1993 |
Spouse | Donna Brainard [1] |
Henry Colman (September 9, 1923 – November 7, 2012) was an American producer and screenwriter.
Colman was born Henry Cohen in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Canadian-Russian parents Abe, a businessman, and Jenny, a homemaker. He had an older brother and sister. [2] Colman attended and graduated from Altoona Area High School. He then spent two years at the University of Michigan [3] before in 1943 being drafted into the Army Air Force, where he served for two years as a navigator on B-29 bombers. [4] Colman then attended Columbia University, where he received a bachelor's degree in theatre. [3]
After graduating from Columbia Colman worked as a lighting assistant in various colleges, becoming lighting director and also doing some acting. In 1949, Colman auditioned at a Los Angeles theatre, but got a job as stage manager working on three plays. [2]
Colman then worked as a reporter for a Weekly Trade Paper.[ citation needed ]
In 1950s–1970s, Colman worked on the NBC show Kraft Television Theatre as a production coordinator, [5] and on Dr. Kildare as an associate producer. [3] He also worked on the American prime-time soap opera Peyton Place from 1965.
In 1970s–1980s, Colman worked on television films, including the two Love Boat television films. [3] In 1977, he worked as a producer on The Love Boat for the first seven seasons. [6] He left to produce the television series Hotel . [7]
Colman continued to work on television films including The Rape of Dr. Willis, [8] In the Shadows, Someone's Watching and Nightmare in the Daylight . He retired in 1993.
Colman died in November 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89. [9] [3] [10]
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