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Fred Coe

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Theatrical Producer / Theatre Director / Television Director / Television Producer | * 12/23/1914 († 64, 04/29/1979) | Bolivar County (United States of America (USA))
Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American television producer and director most famous for The Goodyear Television Playhouse/The Philco Television Playhouse in 1948-1955 and Playhouse 90 from 1957 to 1959. Among the live TV dramas he produced were Marty and The Trip to Bountiful for Goodyear/Philco, Peter Pan for Producers' Showcase, and Days of Wine and Roses for Playhouse 90. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and ...

A Thousand Clowns

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1965 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless ...

Wait Until Dark

Certification unknown

1967 | 3.7/5 | 1h 48min
Crime, Thriller
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Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of g ...

Producers' Showcase

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1954 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions ...

Lights Out

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1946 | 2.7/5 | 30min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Reality-TV
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Awards & Nominations for Fred Coe

Tony Award for Best Play Academy Award for Best Picture 5x Tony Award for Best Play Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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Movies with Fred Coe as Crew(18)

Crew/In Memory Of1979 The Miracle Worker
Production/Producer1979 The Miracle Worker
Directing/Director1972 If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Directing/Director1969 Me, Natalie
Production/Other1967 Wait Until Dark
Writing/Screenplay1966 This Property Is Condemned
Directing/Director1965 A Thousand Clowns
Production/Producer1965 A Thousand Clowns
Production/Producer1962 The Miracle Worker
Production/Producer1961 The Spiral Staircase
Production/Producer1958 Days of Wine and Roses
Production/Producer1958 Heart of Darkness
Production/Producer1958 The Left Handed Gun
Production/Producer1955 The Petrified Forest
Production/Producer1955 Our Town
Production/Producer1955 The Battler
Production/Producer1955 Peter Pan
Production/Producer1953 Marty

TV Shows/Series with Fred Coe as Crew(10)

Directing/Director1976 The Adams Chronicles
Production/Producer1976 The Adams Chronicles
Production/Producer1966 CBS Playhouse
Production/Producer1954 Producers' Showcase
Production/Producer1952 Mister Peepers
Production/Producer1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse
Directing/Director1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
Directing/Director1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
Production/Producer1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
Production/Producer1946 Lights Out

Full Name: Fred Coe
Born: Wednesday, 12/23 1914 (December) in Bolivar County (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 04/29 1979 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale School of Drama, Peabody College
Fred Coe frequently works together with these people:
E.G. Marshall (14x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Delbert Mann (9x, Crew)
Eileen Heckart (8x, Actress)
Eva Marie Saint (7x, Actress)
Grace Kelly (7x, Actress)
J. Pat O'Malley (7x, Actor)
Vinton Hayworth (7x, Actor)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
James Daly (6x, Actor)
William Gibson (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:880501, Added: 11/16/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024