Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn ( born March 26, 1880 in Freeport, Illinois, USA, † February 3, 1951 in Los Angeles ) was an American screenwriter of film comedies. He also wrote short stories that were filmed.
Biography
Alfred A. Cohn moved to Cleveland, where he worked for a newspaper. After his marriage he moved to Galveston, Texas, to conduct a newspaper publisher there. However, Cohn struck no roots and moved on to Arizona. There he worked as secretary of the Constituent Assembly in 1912 when Arizona became a U.S. state.
After that, Cohn came to Hollywood where he soon began to write screenplays. Throughout his creative life, it should have been over 100. He worked for the Port Authority of Los Angeles and held at the Los Angeles Police Department rank as Commissioner. He also continued to write short stories, but no more screenplays.
With his wife had Alfred A. Cohn three children, two daughters and a son. He died on February 3, 1951 of heart failure.
Awards
For his work on The Jazz Singer was Alfred A. Cohn 1929 nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay.