Fred Coe

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.

Birthday

Dec 23, 1914

Place of birth

Alligator, Mississippi

Deathday

Apr 29, 1979

Credited in

As crew

The Miracle Worker
Role: Producer
The Left Handed Gun
Role: Producer
A Thousand Clowns
Role: Director
This Property Is Condemned
Role: Screenplay
The Spiral Staircase
Role: Producer
Marty
Role: Producer
Days of Wine and Roses
Role: Producer
Me, Natalie
Role: Director
Peter Pan
Role: Producer
A Thousand Clowns
Role: Producer
The Miracle Worker
Role: Producer
The Miracle Worker
Role: In Memory Of
Wait Until Dark
Role: Other
The Plot to Kill Stalin
Role: Producer
Old Man
Role: Producer
The Bachelor Party
No picture available
Role: Producer
All the Way Home
Role: Director
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
No picture available
Role: Supervising Producer
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Role: Director
Heart of Darkness
Role: Producer
Our Town
Role: Producer
The Battler
Role: Producer
The Petrified Forest
Role: Producer
Journey to the Day
Role: Producer