- Born
- Died
- Birth nameColeman Jacobs
- Coleman Jacoby was born on April 16, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Phil Silvers Show (1955), Hank (1965) and The Kraft Music Hall (1967). He was married to Gaby Monet and Violeta Velero. He died on October 20, 2010 in East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA.
- SpousesGaby Monet(June 17, 1955 - October 31, 2009) (her death)Violeta Velero(1940 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Father of Joseph Jacoby.
- Brother-in-law of Jack Lagoria of San Francisco, California.
- Father of Loria Jacoby Parker, Catherine Antoinette Jacoby, and father-in-law of Gerry Janssen.
- His mother died and his father abandoned the family. He was placed at the age of 7 in the Jewish Home for Babies and Children.
- He studied art at a settlement house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to New York City when he was sixteen years old.
- (On Art Carney) We got to know Art pretty well when Arnie Rosen and I were working at CBS. He was brilliant and we remembered him. We brought him in cold and pushed him down Gleason's throat.
- (On Jackie Gleason) From the very first show he is a problem. We know he is a talent and a boon to our efforts but it is a question of inhuman endurance. As I once said to Arnie, 'We have a tiger by the tail--a fat, funny tiger.'
- Cavalcade of Stars (1949) - $400 /week
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