Nathan Cohen (critic)
| Nathan Cohen | |
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| Born |
Samuel Nathan Cohen 16 April 1923 Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 26 March 1971 (aged 47) Toronto, Ontario |
| Cause of death | Complications due to surgery |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | Mount Allison University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1942–1971 |
| Employer | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto Telegram, The Toronto Daily Star |
| Known for | Arts criticism/TV Broadcaster |
| Notable work | The Glace Bay Gazette |
| Home town | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb) |
| Television | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Title | Host |
| Term | 1953–1962 |
| Political party | Labor-Progressive Party (ca. 1945–1947)* |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Cohen (née Brontman) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | David and Fanny Cohen |
| Awards | Honorary Doctors of Law |
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Samuel Nathan Cohen known as Nathan Cohen (16 April 1923 – 26 March 1971) was a Canadian theatre critic and broadcaster. Cohen was considered the country's only serious drama critic during the decades following World War II, the period when Canadian theatre became established. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to an Eastern European Jewish immigrant family. He got his start in media when he was the editor of Mount Allison University's student newspaper. After graduating from Mount Allison, he was the editor of the Glace Bay Gazette. He permanently moved to Toronto in 1945 and wrote for various Communist Party supported newspapers. In 1948, he became the Theatre critic for CBC Radio. When CBC began television broadcasts in the 1950s, Cohen became one of their first talk show hosts. He joined The Toronto Daily Star in 1959, and worked as its theatre critic until his death in 1971.
Cohen was born and raised in the Whitney Pier section of Sydney, Nova Scotia. His family were Jewish immigrants from Poland (Pale of Settlement) that settled near the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation's steel mill, Atlantic Canada's major steel mill. His parents changed their name to Cohen from Kaplansky when they arrived in Halifax. Cohen had three siblings: two older sisters born in Poland, and a younger brother. Cohen was the first boy and member of his family to be born in Canada. As a child, he read persistently in the backroom of his parent's grocery store, where he developed a love for science fiction, comics, and novels. He graduated from Sydney Academy High School, where he was heavily influenced by one of his English teachers, William Mould, who encouraged him to read Shakespeare. He entered Mount Allison University at age 16, and edited the University's student newspaper and yearbook.
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