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Octavus Roy Cohen

Octavus Roy Cohen

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Born June 26, 1891 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Died January 6, 1959

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Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was a European-American author, born in South Carolina, where he received his secondary education at the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School. He went on to receive a college education at Clemson University. Between 1910 and 1912 he worked in the editorial departments of the Birmingham Ledger, the Charleston News and Courier, the Bayonne Times, and the Newark Morning Star. He became popular as a result of his stories printed in The Saturday Evening Post which concerned themselves with African-Americans. In 1913, he was admitted to the South Carolina bar and practiced law in Charleston for two years. Between 1917 and his death he published 56 books, works that included humorous and detective novels, plays, and collections of short stories. He also composed successful Broadway plays and radio, film, and television scripts.

Cohen's character of Jim Hanvey, "a sort of backwoods Nero Wolfe", "one of the earliest private eyes", appeared in two films; Curtain at Eight (1933), based on his novel The Backstage Mystery, and Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937), based on his original story. "Hanvey made most of his appearances in short stories in The Saturday Evening Post, where much of ... Cohen's other work was also published. ... Cohen created a few other detectives ... one of the first black eyes, Florian Slappey, although they're more famous now for their unflattering portrayal of blacks than their historical significance."

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The George Sanders Mystery Theater TV Series1957

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Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

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Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952

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The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

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Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

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Fireside Theatre TV Series1949

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Suspense TV Series1949

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Gallant Lady Feature Film1942

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The Framing of the Shrew Feature Film1942

The Pittsburgh Kid Poster

The Pittsburgh Kid Feature Film1941

I Love You Again Poster

I Love You Again Feature Film1940

Jim Hanvey, Detective Poster

Jim Hanvey, Detective Feature Film1937

The Outer Gate Poster

The Outer Gate Feature Film1937

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They Met in a Taxi Feature Film1936

The Virginia Judge Poster

The Virginia Judge Feature Film1935

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Transient Lady Feature Film1935

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Curtain at Eight Feature Film1933

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The Big Gamble Feature Film1931

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The Other Tomorrow Feature Film1930

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The Social Lion Feature Film1930

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Music Hath Harms Short Film1929

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Oft in the Silly Night Short Film1929

The Framing of the Shrew Poster

The Framing of the Shrew Short Film1929

The Lady Fare Short Film1929

The Melancholy Dame Poster

The Melancholy Dame Short Film1929

Why Bring That Up? Poster

Why Bring That Up? Feature Film1929

All Balled Up Feature Film1928

His in-Laws Short Film1928

Horns and Orange Blossoms Short Film1928

Married Bachelors Short Film1928

Some Babies Short Film1928

The Law and the Man Poster

The Law and the Man Feature Film1928

The Prince and the Papa Short Film1928

Red Dice Poster

Red Dice Feature Film1926

Dollars and Sense Poster

Dollars and Sense Feature Film1920

The Eyes of Mystery Poster

The Eyes of Mystery Feature Film1918

The Kaiser's Shadow Poster

The Kaiser's Shadow Feature Film1918

The Strong Way Poster

The Strong Way Feature Film1917

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The Matrimaniac Feature Film1916

The Honeymoon Baby Short Film1915

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