Sarah Blacher Cohen

Sarah Blacher Cohen

Sarah Blacher Cohen (born June 11, 1936 in Appleton, Wisconsin, died November 10, 2008 in Albany, New York) was a writer, scholar, and playwright, and a professor at SUNY Albany for 30 years. Her area of specialty is Jewish American Fictions. Her published books include Comic Relief: Humor in Contemporary American Literature[1], Saul Bellow's Enigmatic Laughter (1974)[2], and Cynthia Ozick's Comic Art: From Levity to Liturgy[3][4] . She edited From Hester Street to Hollywood: The Jewish-American Stage and Screen (Jewish Literature and Culture Series), Making a Scene: The Contemporary Drama of Jewish-American Women[5], Jewish Wry: Essays on Jewish Humor. Her plays include The Ladies Locker Room[6], a biopic on Molly Picon, Soul Sisters, as well as a musical review called Sophie, Totie & Belle. She has worked with Joanne Koch on a number of other plays. She collaborated with Isaac Bashevis Singer on the off-Broadway play Schlemiel the First. Dr. Cohen has also given talks and papers including "The Unkosher Comediennes: From Sophie Tucker to Joan Rivers"[7]. She was married to Dr. Gary Cohen. She died of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease on 10 November 2008 aged 72

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