Fred Coe

Producer

Born: December 23, 1914 (64 years old)

Died: April 29, 1979

Place of birth: Alligator, Mississippi

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.

Filmography (15)

• The Miracle Worker (1962, ★ 7.9)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.8)
• The Left Handed Gun (1958, ★ 6.1)
• A Thousand Clowns (1965, ★ 6.9)
• This Property Is Condemned (1966, ★ 6.5)
• Days of Wine and Roses (1958, ★ 7.3)
• Me, Natalie (1969, ★ 5.6)
• Peter Pan (1955, ★ 6.2)
• The Miracle Worker (1979, ★ 6.7)
• Wait Until Dark (1967, ★ 7.3)
• The Petrified Forest (1955, ★ 6.8)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948, ★ 6.6)
• The Adams Chronicles (1976, ★ 7.4)
• DuPont Show of the Month (1957, ★ 7.4)
• Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951, ★ 6)