Ruby Cohn

Professor and theater scholar (1922-2011)

PersonDied aged 89humanQ7376291

Born: August 13, 1922
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Died: October 18, 2011
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1.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/arts/ruby-cohn-theater-scholar-and-beckett-authority-dies-at-89.html
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Birthplace: Columbus
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Place of death: Oakland
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: writer
Education: University of Paris
, Washington University in St. Louis
, Hunter College
Employer: University of California, Davis
, San Francisco State University
, California Institute of the Arts

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Ruby Cohn was an American theater scholar and a leading authority on playwright Samuel Beckett. She was a professor of Comparative Drama at the University of California, Davis for thirty years.

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Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
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Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Given name: Ruby
Family name: Cohn

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