Sherry Coben
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BornSeptember 1953
Died (aged 71)
New Milford, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Notable workKate & Allie
Sherry Coben | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1953 |
| Died | (aged 71) New Milford, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Kate & Allie |
| Children | 2[1] |
Sherry Coben (September 1953 – October 16, 2024) was an American writer who created the 1980s situation comedy Kate & Allie[2] and the webseries Little Women, Big Cars.[3]
Coben was born in September 1953.[4] She grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended Cherry Hill High School West,[5] graduating in 1971. She attended both Swarthmore College and Cornell University.[4]
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.[4]
