Sherry Coben is creator of the 1980s situation comedy ''
Kate & Allie
''Kate & Allie'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989, starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced women, both with children, who decide to live together in the same house. ...
'' and the webseries ''Little Women, Big Cars.'' She was also a writer for the soap opera ''
Ryan's Hope
''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in th ...
''.
Coben grew up in
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census. , and attended
Cherry Hill High School West
Cherry Hill High School West (also known as Cherry Hill West or CHW) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth grade through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating ...
.
[Bianculli, David]
"''Kate/Allie'' Is Renewed, Creator Told"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Pennsy ...
'', April 28, 1984. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Although CBS won't announce its fall lineup until late next week, ''Kate & Allie'' creator Sherry Coben learned yesterday her New York-based sitcom has been picked up for 13 additional episodes. 'I'm thrilled,' said Coben, a Cherry Hill West High School graduate. 'I hope we can keep the quality up. I don't want anybody to be disappointed.'"
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American women television producers
American soap opera writers
Living people
American women television writers
People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women soap opera writers
Screenwriters from New Jersey
Cherry Hill High School West alumni
Television producers from New Jersey
21st-century American women
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