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Octavus Roy Cohen | |
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 Cohen at the East Lake Golf Club, 1925 | |
| Born | June 26, 1891 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 1959 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Clemson College |
| Spouse |
Inez Lopez
(m. 1914; died 1953) |
| Children | 1 |
Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was an early 20th-century American writer specializing in ethnic comedies. His dialect comedy stories about African Americans gained popularity after being published in the Saturday Evening Post and were adapted into a series of short films by Al Christie featuring actors Charles Olden, Spencer Williams Jr., Evelyn Preer, and Edward Thompson.