Martin Cohan

Martin Paul "Marty" Cohan (July 4, 1932 – May 19, 2010) was an American television producer and writer. Cohan co-created the sitcom, Who's the Boss?, which aired on ABC from 1984 until 1992, with business partner, Blake Hunter. Cohan is also credited with creating Silver Spoons, which ran on NBC from 1982 to 1987 and launched the career of actor Rick Schroder. 2Biography 3Early life Cohan was born in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1932. He graduated from Lowell High School before attending Stanford University as a pre-law major. He worked several jobs to put himself through school resulting in injuries that required back surgery. After the surgery, he changed his major to drama. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts in 1955. 3Career Cohan began working as a stage manager and assistant director at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) following his graduation from Stanford University. He worked in film and documentaries during this stage in his career, including for director Mike Nichols in the 1970 film, Catch-2