| Henry Colman | |
| Birth Name: | Henry Cohen |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Education: | Altoona High School |
| Years Active: | 1949–1993 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan |
| Occupation: | Producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse: | Donna Brainard[1] |
Henry Colman (September 9, 1923 – November 7, 2012) was an American producer and screenwriter.
Colman was born Henry Cohen in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Canadian-Russian parents Abe, a businessman, and Jenny, a homemaker. He had an older brother and sister. Colman attended and graduated from Altoona Area High School. He then spent two years at the University of Michigan[2] before in 1943 being drafted into the Army Air Force, where he served for two years as a navigator on B-29 bombers.[3] Colman then attended Columbia University, where he received a bachelor's degree in theatre.[4]
After graduating from Columbia Colman worked as a lighting assistant in various colleges, becoming lighting director and also doing some acting. In 1949, Colman auditioned at a Los Angeles theatre, but got a job as stage manager working on three plays.[5]
Colman then worked as a reporter for a Weekly Trade Paper.
In 1950s–1970s, Colman worked on the NBC show Kraft Television Theatre as a production coordinator,[6] and on Dr. Kildare as an associate producer.[7] He also worked on the American prime-time soap opera Peyton Place from 1965.
In 1970s–1980s, Colman worked on television films, including the two Love Boat television films.[8] In 1977, he worked as a producer on The Love Boat for the first seven seasons.[9] He left to produce the television series Hotel.[10]
Colman continued to work on television films including The Rape of Dr. Willis,[11] In the Shadows, Someone's Watching and Nightmare in the Daylight. He retired in 1993.
Colman died in November 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89.[12] [13] [14]
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