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Sherry Coben Dies: Creator Of ‘Kate & Allie’ Was 71

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Sherry Coben, a writer-producer best known for creating Kate & Allie, died Oct. 16 of cancer at her home in New Milford, NJ.

She was 71. Coben was the mastermind behind the Emmy-winning comedy that starred Jane Curtin and Susan St. James. Shot in the Ed Sullivan Theater, Kate & Allie quickly became a top 10 hit and ran for six seasons on CBS.

Coben began her career in the art department at KYW-TV in Philadelphia, doing graphics, sets, illustration, and animation for all their local programming and The Mike Douglas Show.

After moving to New York City and working freelance as an artist for a wide range of television shows and magazines, she got her break in writing on the beloved NBC children’s program Hot Hero Sandwich, for which she received an Emmy Award.

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