Fred Coe(1914-1979)

Producer
Director
Writer

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The Miracle Worker (1979)

Fred Coe was born on 23 December 1914 in Alligator, Mississippi, USA. He was a producer and director, known for A Thousand Clowns (1965), Producers' Showcase (1954) and Lights Out (1946). He was married to Joyce Beeler and Alice Marie Griggs. He died on 29 April 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

A Thousand Clowns

7.3

Producer

1965

Producers' Showcase

7.1

TV Series

Producer

Lights Out

6.8

TV Series

Producer

Chờ Đến Đêm Tối

7.7

Additional Crew

1967

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Producer

The Miracle Worker
7.2
TV Movie
- producer
- 1979
The Adams Chronicles
8.1
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 1976
The Michele Lee Show
6.4
TV Movie
- producer
- 1974
Of Men and Women
TV Movie
- producer
- 1973
CBS Playhouse
6.9
TV Series
- producer
- 1967
A Thousand Clowns
7.3
- producer
- 1965
ITV Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
- producer
- 1963
The Miracle Worker
8.1
- producer
- 1962
Theatre '62
6.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1961–1962
The Farmer's Daughter
6.8
TV Movie
- producer
- 1962
The Spiral Staircase
7.9
TV Movie
- producer
- 1961
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1958–1960
The Left Handed Gun
6.4
- producer
- 1958
The DuPont Show of the Month
7.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1958
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- supervising producer
- producer
- production supervision
- 1954–1957

Director

The Adams Chronicles
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1976
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
7.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 1972
All the Way Home
6.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 1971
Me, Natalie
6.4
- Director
- 1969
A Thousand Clowns
7.3
- Director
- 1965
Playwrights '56
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1956
Goodyear Television Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1948–1952
The Clock
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1949
Fireside Theatre
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1949–1955
For Your Pleasure
TV Series
- Director
- 1948
Great Catherine
TV Movie
- Director
- 1948
Americana
2.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1947–1949
The Borden Show
TV Series
- Director
- 1947

Writer

This Property Is Condemned
7.0
- screenplay by
- 1966
Silver Glory
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- writer
- adaptation
- story
- 1949–1951
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1948–1950
Lights Out
6.8
TV Series
- story
- adaptation
- 1946–1949
NBC Repertory Theatre
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1949
The Borden Show
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1947
NBC Television Theatre
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1947

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Born
- December 23, 1914
- Alligator, Mississippi, USA
Died
- April 29, 1979
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
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Trivia
In 1960, won two Tony Awards for "The Miracle Worker": as Best Producer (Dramatic) and as producer of the Best Play winner. He was also Tony-nominated five other times: in 1958, as producer of Best Play nominee "Two for the Seesaw;" and then, with associate Arthur Cantor, in 1961, as producer of Best Play nominee "All the Way Home," in 1962, as Best Producer (Dramatic) and as producer of Best Play nominee "Gideon;" and in 1963, as producer of Best Play nominee "A Thousand Clowns."