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Norman Cohen (1936-1983)

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Birthplace:
Dublin, Ireland

Born:
June 11, 1936

Died:
October 26, 1983

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Norman Cohen (11 June 1936 in Dublin – 26 October 1983 in Van Nuys, California) was an Irish film director and producer, best known for directing two feature films based on television comedy programmes, Till Death Us Do Part (1969) and Dad's Army (1971). He was also a director of several of the Confessions of... sex comedy series: Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977).  In addition to those films, he also produced as well as directed the adaptation of Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973),[1][2] and the comedy sequel Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977). Cohen's first film production was The London Nobody Knows (1967) narrated by James Mason and his final film was Burning Rubber (1981).  In the Fall of 1982 he directed his only stage production; Woody Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" at Theatr Clwyd (National Theatre of Wales). The cast included; Nic d'avirro, Julia St. John, Julie Richmond, Sara Mason, Carl Davis, Jennifer Franks, and starred Trent Richards (aka Richard Trent) as Allen. The production later toured to Cardiff, Wales where it ran at the Sherman Theatre.  Norman died after suffering a heart attack in 1983.

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Director:
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1985  The Lion's Share

Editor:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1985  The Lion's Share

Executive Producer:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1985  The Lion's Share

First Assistant Director:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1985  The Lion's Share

Producer:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1963  Breath of Life
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1981  Thin Ice
1985  The Lion's Share

Producer's Assistant:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1963  Breath of Life
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1981  Thin Ice
1985  The Lion's Share
1995  The Way West

Supervising Editor:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1963  Breath of Life
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1973  Paganini Strikes Again
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1981  Thin Ice
1985  The Lion's Share
1995  The Way West

Unit Production Manager:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1963  Breath of Life
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1973  Paganini Strikes Again
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1981  Thin Ice
1985  The Lion's Share
1995  The Way West

Writer:
1962  Four People: A Ballad Film
1963  Breath of Life
1964  Delayed Flight
1964  London in the Raw
1966  Brendan Behan's Dublin
1968  Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968  The London Nobody Knows
1969  Till Death Us Do Part
1971  Dad's Army
1973  Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973  Hail
1973  Paganini Strikes Again
1974  Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975  Confessions of a Pop Performer
1976  Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1977  Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977  Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1981  Burning Rubber
1981  The Funhouse
1981  Thin Ice
1985  The Lion's Share
1995  The Way West

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