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Sherry Coben (September 1953 – October 16, 2024) was an American writer who created the 1980s situation comedy Kate & Allie and the webseries Little Women, Big Cars.

Early life

Coben was born in September 1953. She grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended Cherry Hill High School West, graduating in 1971. She attended both Swarthmore College and Cornell University.

Career

Coben started her media career in the art department at KYW-TV. Her first TV writing work was on the 1979-1980 children's show Hot Hero Sandwich, for which she received an Emmy Award. She then wrote for Ryan's Hope before selling her first pilot script, which became the series Kate & Allie.

Personal life and death

Coben married film editor Pat McMahon. Their long-distance relationship inspired Coben's second pilot, Love Long Distance, about a couple divided between Philadelphia and New York City; the pilot was shot but not picked up for a series.

Coben died from cancer at her home in New Milford, New Jersey, on October 16, 2024, at the age of 71.

References

1. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/sherry-coben-dead-kate-and-allie-1236181872/
2. O'Connor, John J. "'Kate & Allie,' About 2 Divorced Women, On CBS", The New York Times, March 19, 1984. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Created by Sherry Coben, the series has been fortunate enough to attract some first-rate talent, in front of and behind the cameras."
3. "Verizon Media".
4. ^ Wiser, Christina (May 24, 1985). "Kate & Allie' carries Cherry Hill writer into TV's hallowed land". Courier-Post.
5. Bianculli, David. "Kate/Allie Is Renewed, Creator Told", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 1984. Accessed October 19, 2024.
6. Shister, Gail (March 14, 1985). "A 2d series from 'Kate & Allie' creator". Philadelphia Inquirer.
7. Rice, Lynette (17 October 2024). "Sherry Coben Dies: Creator Of 'Kate & Allie' Was 71". Deadline. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

External links

• Sherry Coben at IMDb

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