Box 9
Container
Contains 15 Results:
City Boy, bulk: Undated, 1984
File — Box: 9
Scope and Contents
Based on the stories of Leonard Michaels; adapted by Edward M. Cohen.
Dates:
Majority of material found in Undated; 1984
Writing, 1963 - 2021, bulk: Undated
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
This series contains the majority of Cohen’s papers and reflect a prolific and creative writing life, including copious notes, manuscript drafts, and revisions that trace the outlines of his creative process. This series also includes print publications of Cohen’s work, including his award-winning collection, Before Stonewall.
Cohen wrote across genres and, as a true working writer, he often adapted his work into different formats and genres—novels into...
Dates:
1963 - 2021; Majority of material found in Undated
Plays and Musicals, 1969 - 1985, bulk: Undated
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Materials in this subseries reflect Cohen's work writing plays and musicals. Several of these works were produced for the stage, as documented in Cohen's Scrapbook, including City Boy, The Complaint Department Closes at Five, and Cakes with the Wine.
The papers related to The Complaint Department Closes at Five illuminate Cohen's creative process, from the many notes he used...
Dates:
1969 - 1985; Majority of material found in Undated
Screenplays and Other Scripts, bulk: Undated, 1981
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Materials in this subseries include scripts Cohen wrote for radio, television and film, as well as script outlines and proposals. For some of these works, Cohen collaborated with a cowriter, including Robert Laguardia and Susan Merson.
Materials related to Cohen's writing for the stage are collected in Plays and Musicals.
Dates:
Majority of material found in Undated; 1981
Edward M. Cohen Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0115
Abstract
The Edward M. Cohen Papers collects the publications, manuscripts, drafts, notes, journals, and other ephemera of Edward M. Cohen (b. 1936 - d. 2023), a gay author, playwright, director, former Queens College student and Jewish New Yorker.
Dates:
1955 - 2023