Fred Coe

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1914-12-23

Deathday 1979-04-29 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Alligator, Mississippi

Fred Coe

Biography

Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American television producer and director most famous for The Goodyear Television Playhouse/The Philco Television Playhouse in 1948-1955 and Playhouse 90 from 1957 to 1959. Among the live TV dramas he produced were Marty and The Trip to Bountiful for Goodyear/Philco, Peter Pan for Producers' Showcase, and Days of Wine and Roses for Playhouse 90.

Known For

Producer

1979
The Miracle Worker

as Producer

1976
1967
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Producer

1965
A Thousand Clowns

as Producer

1962
The Miracle Worker

as Producer

1961
1958
1958
1958
1958
Old Man

as Producer

1958
Heart of Darkness

as Producer

1957
1956
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as Supervising Producer

1955
Peter Pan

as Producer

1955
Our Town

as Producer

1955
The Battler

as Producer

1955
1954
1953
Marty

as Producer

1953
The Bachelor Party

as Producer

1952
Mister Peepers

as Producer

1949
Lights Out

as Producer

Director

1976
1971
All the Way Home

as Director

1969
Me, Natalie

as Director

1965
A Thousand Clowns

as Director

1951

Writer

1966

Crew

1979
The Miracle Worker

as In Memory Of