Octavus Roy Cohen

American writer (1891-1959)
Person human Q1699493
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Summary

Octavus Roy Cohen was born on June 26, 1891[1], in Charleston[2]. He died on January 6, 1959[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], poet lawyer[7], lawyer[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Occupation: humorist[13], short story writer[14], crime fiction writer[15], jurist[16], writer[17]
  • Educated at: Clemson University[18], Porter-Gaud School[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Octavus Roy Cohen[21]
  • Cause of death: stroke[22]
  • Family name: Cohen[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: American English[25]
  • Has works in the collection: Ackland Art Museum[26]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[27]
  • P14750: BA26-6699-7E0C-9FDF-2C72[28]
  • P14901: octavus-roy-cohen[29]

Why It Matters

Octavus Roy Cohen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Octavus Roy Cohen born?

Octavus Roy Cohen was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Octavus Roy Cohen die?

Octavus Roy Cohen died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Octavus Roy Cohen do for work?

Octavus Roy Cohen worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], poet lawyer[7], lawyer[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Octavus Roy Cohen go to school?

Octavus Roy Cohen was educated at Clemson University[18] and Porter-Gaud School[19].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Charleston
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