Fred Coe

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Fred Coe

Production December 23, 1914

Alligator, Mississippi

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 Telev…

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Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

7.3 1967 Movie
The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

7.9 1962 Movie
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show
The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

6.0 1958 Movie
Lights Out

Lights Out

6.0 1949 TV Show
This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned

6.4 1966 Movie
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

7.4 1957 TV Show
Goodyear Television Playhouse

Goodyear Television Playhouse

6.0 1951 TV Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8 1951 TV Show
The Adams Chronicles

The Adams Chronicles

7.4 1976 TV Show
A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

6.9 1965 Movie
Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

5.6 1969 Movie

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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

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  1. 1979
    The Miracle Worker

    Movie In Memory Of

  2. 1976
    The Adams Chronicles

    TV show Producer

  3. 1972
    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

    Movie Director

  4. 1971
    All the Way Home

    Movie Director

  5. 1969
    Me, Natalie

    Movie Director

  6. 1967
    Wait Until Dark

    Movie Other

  7. 1966
    CBS Playhouse

    TV show Producer

  8. 1966
    This Property Is Condemned

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1965
    A Thousand Clowns

    Movie Director

  10. 1962
    The Miracle Worker

    Movie Producer

  11. 1961
    The Spiral Staircase

    Movie Producer

  12. 1960
    Journey to the Day

    Movie Producer

  13. 1958
    Old Man

    Movie Producer

  14. 1958
    Heart of Darkness

    Movie Producer

  15. 1958
    Days of Wine and Roses

    Movie Producer

  16. 1958
    The Plot to Kill Stalin

    Movie Producer

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  1. 1958
    The Left Handed Gun

    Movie Producer

  2. 1957
    DuPont Show of the Month

    TV show Producer

  3. 1956
    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    Movie Supervising Producer

  4. 1955
    The Battler

    Movie Producer

  5. 1955
    Our Town

    Movie Producer

  6. 1955
    The Petrified Forest

    Movie Producer

  7. 1955
    Peter Pan

    Movie Producer

  8. 1954
    Producers' Showcase

    TV show Producer

  9. 1953
    The Bachelor Party

    Movie Producer

  10. 1953
    Marty

    Movie Producer

  11. 1952
    Mister Peepers

    TV show Producer

  12. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show Director

  13. 1951
    Goodyear Television Playhouse

    TV show Producer

  14. 1949
    Lights Out

    TV show Producer

  15. 1948
    The Philco Television Playhouse

    TV show Director