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Alfred A. Cohn(1880-1951)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Alfred Cohn moved to Cleveland, where he got a newspaper job. After getting married, he moved to Galveston, Texas, to run a newspaper. He then moved to Arizona, where he served as secretary to the constitutional convention of Arizona when it was admitted as a state in 1912.

Eventually, he moved to Hollywood and began writing scripts, completing a total of over 100 during his lifetime. He then went on to become head collector for the Port of Los Angeles, and became Commissioner of Police. He also wrote several books, some garnering best-selling labels.

His wife Grace (whom he married in Cleveland) and he had three children: Dorothy, Jackson, and Adrienne. Grace died in the 1940s from dropsy, and he from a heart condition in the early 1950s.
BornMarch 26, 1880
DiedFebruary 3, 1951(70)
BornMarch 26, 1880
DiedFebruary 3, 1951(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927)
The Jazz Singer
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1927
Richard Talmadge in On Time (1924)
On Time
5.5
  • Writer(as Al Cohn)
  • 1924
The Last Warning (1928)
The Last Warning
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1928
Mildred Harris and Richard Talmadge in In Fast Company (1924)
In Fast Company
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1924

Credits

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Writer



  • Here Comes the Navy (1934)
    Here Comes the Navy
    6.2
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Hal Le Roy in Harold Teen (1934)
    Harold Teen
    6.0
    • screenplay by (as Al Cohn)
    • 1934
  • Joe E. Brown in Son of a Sailor (1933)
    Son of a Sailor
    5.7
    • screen play (as Al Cohn)
    • 1933
  • Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett in Me and My Gal (1932)
    Me and My Gal
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • George O'Brien and Cecilia Parker in Mystery Ranch (1932)
    Mystery Ranch
    7.0
    • Writer (as Al Cohn)
    • 1932
  • Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, and Conchita Montenegro in The Cisco Kid (1931)
    The Cisco Kid
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Sally Eilers and George O'Brien in A Holy Terror (1931)
    A Holy Terror
    5.2
    • adaptation
    • 1931
  • Harold Lloyd in Feet First (1930)
    Feet First
    6.7
    • story (as Al Cohn)
    • 1930
  • Alice White in Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
    Sweethearts on Parade
    7.1
    • scenario
    • story (as Al Cohn)
    • 1930
  • Bernice Claire and Raymond Hackett in Numbered Men (1930)
    Numbered Men
    4.7
    • screen version & dialogue (as Al Cohn)
    • 1930
  • He Did His Best
    Short
    • adaptation
    • 1929
  • Adam's Eve (1929)
    Adam's Eve
    4.9
    Short
    • adaptation
    • 1929
  • Raymond Griffith in The Sleeping Porch (1929)
    The Sleeping Porch
    5.5
    Short
    • adaptation
    • 1929
  • A Hint to Brides (1929)
    A Hint to Brides
    6.5
    Short
    • adaptation and supervision
    • 1929
  • Frances Lee in Divorce Made Easy (1929)
    Divorce Made Easy
    6.0
    • scenario
    • 1929

Director



  • All Square
    Short
    • Director (as Al Cohn)
    • 1930
  • Always Faithful (1929)
    Always Faithful
    6.1
    Short
    • Director (as Al Cohn)
    • 1929

Editor



  • Elaine Hammerstein in The Drums of Jeopardy (1923)
    The Drums of Jeopardy
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1923
  • The Unknown Purple (1923)
    The Unknown Purple
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1923

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Al Cohn
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • March 26, 1880
    • Freeport, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1951
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart condition)
  • Spouse
    • Hazel Lent(3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Alfred worked a number of different jobs, newspaper reporter, newspaper editor, magazine editor, publicist, customs collections and was at one time, head of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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