Norman Cohen (11 June 1936 in

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– 26 October 1983 in

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) was an Irish film director and producer, best known for directing two feature films based on television comedy programmes, ''

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'' (1969) and ''

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'' (1971). He was also a director of several of the ''Confessions of...''

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series: ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1976) and ''

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'' (1977). In addition to those films, he also produced as well as directed the adaptation of

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's '' Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall'' (1973), and the comedy sequel '' Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers'' (1977). Cohen's first film production was ''The London Nobody Knows'' (1967) narrated by James Mason and his final film was '' Burning Rubber'' (1981). He died after suffering a heart attack in 1983.The Independent
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* 1936 births 1983 deaths Irish film directors Irish film producers {{Ireland-film-director-stub