Henry Colman

Henry Colman (September 9, 1923 – November 7, 2012) was an American producer and screenwriter.

Colman was born Henry Cohen in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Canadian-Russian parents Abe, a businessman, and Jenny, a homemaker. He had an older brother and sister.^[2] Colman attended and graduated from Altoona Area High School. He then spent two years at the University of Michigan^[3] before in 1943 being drafted into the Army Air Force, where he served for two years as a navigator on B-29 bombers.^[4] Colman then attended Columbia University, where he received a bachelor's degree in theatre.^[3]

After graduating from Columbia Colman worked as a lighting assistant in various colleges, becoming lighting director and also doing some acting. In 1949, Colman auditioned at a Los Angeles theatre, but got a job as stage manager working on three plays.^[2]

Colman then worked as a reporter for a Weekly Trade Paper.^{[citation needed]}

In 1950s–1970s, Colman worked on the NBC show Kraft Television Theatre as a production coordinator,^[5] and on Dr. Kildare as an associate producer.^[3] He also worked on the American prime-time soap opera Peyton Place from 1965.

In 1970s–1980s, Colman worked on television films, including the two Love Boat television films.^[3] In 1977, he worked as a producer on The Love Boat for the first seven seasons.^[6] He left to produce the television series Hotel.^[7]

Colman continued to work on television films including The Rape of Dr. Willis,^[8] In the Shadows, Someone's Watching and Nightmare in the Daylight. He retired in 1993.

Colman died in November 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89.^[9][3][10]

• Henry Colman at IMDb

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