Just months before Alexander H Cohen died at the age of 79, Variety identified him in its millennium issue as one of the 10 most important producers of the 20th Century. Having worked in show business nearly six decades, Cohen produced 101 plays and musicals on Broadway and in London's West End. Among them were some of the most beloved shows--and some of the biggest flops--in theater history.Coming from a wealthy family and fairly successful in his television producing ventures, Cohen was not as worried about penny-pinching as were some of his contemporaries. What mattered most to Cohen was
Served as associate producer on "Angel Street"; first success on Broadway and basis of the 1944 film "Gaslight", starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer
1960
Produced popular show "An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May" on Broadway
1960
Supervised building of the O'Keefe Center, a 3,100-seat theater, for O'Keefe Brewing Co. of Toronto; booked and managed it for its first three years starting with Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in "Camelot"
1962
Brought Peter Cook and Dudley Moore to Broadway in "Beyond the Fringe"
1963
Backed London stage production of Terence Rattigan's "Man and Boy"
