{"id":21827,"date":"2019-03-24T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=21827"},"modified":"2019-03-24T14:26:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:26:57","slug":"larry-cohen-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=21827","title":{"rendered":"Larry Cohen – RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Larry Cohen, the writer – director – producer who made his mark in television and feature films, has died at the age of 77.<\/p>\n

I first became aware of Mr. Cohen when he wrote and directed the low-budget horror cult classic It’s Alive<\/em>.\u00a0 After that I saw Cohen’s name pop-up from time to time but it wasn’t until Cohen’s adaption of Mickey Spillane’s I, the Jury<\/em> that I really began to take notice.<\/p>\n

Cohen’s I, the Jury<\/em>, directed by Richard T. Heffron starred Armand Assante as Mike Hammer.\u00a0 That film really hit a sweet-spot for me.\u00a0 As I learned more about the people behind the making of the film I discovered that Cohen had created two television series that I loved as a kid: Branded<\/em> and The Invaders<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Cohen broke into the business writing for television creating scripts for The Fugitive, The Rat Patrol, Custer<\/em> (3 shows I loved as a kid) and many other series.\u00a0 He went on to create Branded<\/em> and The Invaders<\/em>.\u00a0 Cohen’s tv work led to theatrical films where he wrote and directed Black Caesar,<\/em>\u00a0Hell Up in Harlem, Q <\/em>and others.<\/p>\n

Had Cohen just been known for Branded<\/em> or The Invaders<\/em> or I, the Jury<\/em>, his impact on my youth would have warranted a mention here, but to think that he did those and so much more…<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Larry Cohen’s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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