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Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Oct 17, 2017 · Harry Cohn was a powerful and brutal studio head who demanded sex from female stars in exchange for roles. He also spied on, harassed and threatened them, and was known as "King Cohn" and "White Fang" in Tinseltown.
Harry Cohn (born July 23, 1891, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died February 27, 1958, Phoenix, Ariz.) was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures and winner of 45 Academy Awards for films he produced.
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Feb 22, 2021 · That’s Harry Cohn, President of Columbia Pictures in 1946 as quoted in “An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood” by Neal Gabler. The controversial studio head of Columbia Pictures Corporation, yesteryear’s Harvey Weinstein, started his tyrannical rule in Hollywood in 1919 and continued it till his death in 1958.
Jul 15, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Harry Cohn, the notorious studio head of Columbia Pictures who earned a reputation as a tyrant and a genius. Discover how he made some of the greatest films in cinema history and treated his employees with cruelty and contempt.
May 14, 2022 · Harry Cohn considered himself to be the dictator of his studio, and he exercised his power by listening in on his actors and sexually abusing his actresses. Harry is often thought of as being...
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Oct 19, 2017 · When it came to women, Columbia Pictures founder Harry Cohn was something of a Jekyll and Hyde — but mostly Hyde. On the one hand, he could be their champion: He appointed screenwriter Virginia...
