Pierre Cossette
Theatrical producer, TV Producer
1923 – 2009
Who was Pierre Cossette?
Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette was a television executive producer and Broadway producer who brought the Grammy Awards to television. Cossette produced the first television broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971.
Cossette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005. Born in Valleyfield, Quebec, he also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.
His autobiography, Another Day In Showbiz: One Producer's Journey, tells the story of an unassuming young man from rural Quebec who worked his way to the top of the world of glitz and glamour, galvanizing the music industry in the process. He offers his vision of the industry, detailing stars, directors, producers, movies, TV companies, record companies, and the art, creation, and exhibition of stage productions such as The Will Rogers Follies, The Scarlet Pimpernell, and the Voice of Woody Guthrie"'.
A Las Vegas legend for booking the world's biggest acts including the Rat Pack, Mae West, and many others. He went from agent to producer with the help and support of entertainment giant Harry Cohn.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1923
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - Also known as
- Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette
- Pierre Cosette
- Showbiz
- Spouses
- Dorothy Foy
( - 1982) - Mary Cossette
( - 2009/09/11)
- Dorothy Foy
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Died
- Sep 11, 2009
Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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