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Cohn was born in New York, the son of Joseph, a Jewish tailor from Germany, and Bella, from Russia. He had three brothers, Maxwell (1888–1948), [ 2 ] Harry (born 1891), and Nathan (born 1900), and a sister Anna (born 1897).
Jack's son, Ralph Cohn, with the blessing of the corporation, formed the Screen Gems subsidiary in the early 1950s - another fortuitous move that paid big dividends in the 1960s. The brothers love-hate relationship continued until Jack's death in 1956 at age 67.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Jack's son, Ralph Cohn, with the blessing of the corporation, formed the Screen Gems subsidiary in the early 1950s - another fortuitous move that paid big dividends in the 1960s. The brothers love-hate relationship continued until Jack's death in 1956 at age 67.
- October 27, 1889
- December 8, 1956
Her father was Maxwell Cohn, brother of Harry and Jack Cohn. Cohn was the last Hollywood movie mogul of the studio system era, retaining power after the departures of such rivals as Darryl F. Zanuck and Louis B. Mayer.
They had two daughters, Sybil Irene (1926–2005) and Shirley (born 1930). [3] Irene married Hyman Kreitman (1914–2001) and Shirley married Leslie Porter (1920–2005). [3] Cohen formally changed his name from Jacob Kohen to John Edward Cohen by deed poll in July 1937.
Born in the middle of 5 children to Joseph Cohn, a Jewish tailor, and Bella, a Polish émigré, Harry was raised on New York's rough lower-class East 88th St. , where he followed his older brother Jack Cohn into show business.
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Cohn was born in New York, the son of Joseph, a Jewish tailor from Germany, and Bella, from Russia. He had three brothers, Maxwell (1888–1948), [2] Harry (born 1891), and Nathan (born 1900), and a sister Anna (born 1897).
