Fred Coe
Theatre Director, TV Producer
1914 – 1979
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Who was Fred Coe?
Fred Coe, nicknamed Pappy, was a 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.
Born in Alligator, Mississippi, Coe attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee, and college in Nashville at Peabody College, now part of Vanderbilt University, before studying at the Yale Drama School.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1914
Alligator - Also known as
- Pappy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Peabody College
- Died
- Apr 29, 1979
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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