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- Birth nameFrederick Haden Hughes
- Fred Coe was born on December 23, 1914 in Alligator, Mississippi, USA. He was a producer and director, known for A Thousand Clowns (1965), Lights Out (1946) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He was married to Joyce Beeler and Alice Marie Griggs. He died on April 29, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesJoyce Beeler(August 1, 1952 - April 29, 1979) (separated, 2 children)Alice Marie Griggs(December 28, 1940 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- 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."
- Directed one Oscar winning performance: Martin Balsam in A Thousand Clowns (1965).
- Is portrayed by Woody Eney in Call Me Anna (1990)
- American TV producer/director, from the Broadway stage. Said to have advanced the careers of many noted writers, including Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Tad Mosel, David Shaw, Sumner Locke Elliott, Robert Alan Aurthur, and Gore Vidal.
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