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David Steven Cohen, Head Writer on ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog,’ Dies at 66


David Steven Cohen, an Emmy-winning writer and composer who served as head writer on "Courage the Cowardly Dog," died March 15 of cancer.

Born in Brooklyn, Cohen started out working with Steve Martin on a comedy-anthology series for CBS. Cohen received two Emmy nominations and a Writers Guild Award for Nickelodeon’s “The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss,” and worked with Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert as consulting producer of Comedy Central’s “Strangers With Candy.” Cartoon Network remembered Cohen on Instagram, writing “Thank you, David, for your work on the strangely beautiful world of Courage, lovingly adding to our childhood trauma while teaching poignant life lessons.

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