Sam Cohn
American talent agent (1929-2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Charles Cohn (May 11, 1929 ā May 6, 2009)[1] was an American talent agent at International Creative Management, a firm he helped create, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
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Sam Cohn | |
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Born | Samuel Charles Cohn (1929-05-11)May 11, 1929 |
Died | May 6, 2009(2009-05-06) (aged 79) |
Occupation | Talent agent |
Years active | 1956ā2009 |
Spouse | Jane Gelfman |
Children | 2 |
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Cohn has been described as one of the most powerful agents in the 1970s and 1980s,[1] and had an extensive client list that included top stars in theater and film. Some of his most well-known clients included Paul Newman, Woody Allen, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Cher, Dianne Wiest, Jackie Gleason, Dame Maggie Smith, Robert Altman, and E.L. Doctorow. Time magazine called Cohn "the first superagent of the modern age".[2]