Claudia Cohen
Born	December 16, 1950 (1950-12-16) Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Died	June 15, 2007 (aged 56) New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Gossip columnist, socialite, television personality

Claudia Lynn Cohen (December 16, 1950 – June 15, 2007) was an American gossip columnist, socialite and television reporter. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The daughter of businessman Robert Cohen, the president of the Hudson County News Company,^[1] a magazine wholesaler, and his wife, Harriet, Claudia Cohen grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended the Dwight School for Girls (now the Dwight-Englewood School) and the University of Pennsylvania. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 The Dwight–Englewood School (DES is an independent Coeducational college preparatory Day school, located in Englewood, New Jersey The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[2]

In 1976 she joined the New York Post as a reporter for its fledgling gossip column Page Six. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually After the departure of the column's editor, Neal Travis, Cohen was installed as editor in 1978. Noted for going for the jugular, creating a column with savvy and a sharp edge Cohen is credited with putting Page Six on the map. Cohen left the Post in 1980 to start her own short-lived gossip column, I, Claudia at a rival Manhattan newspaper. While that column was not a success it did further Cohen's profile in New York City's entertainment scene. In 1984 Cohen began a relationship with corporate raider Ronald Perelman. Ronald Owen Perelman (born January 1 1943 is an American billionaire Investor who made his fortune buying beleaguered corporations and re-selling them later for enormous The two became a hot item in Manhattan social circles, marrying in 1985; they had a daughter, Samantha.

After nine years together the marriage fell apart. Cohen walked away with a reported $80,000,000 (eighty million U. S. dollars) settlement. ^[3] On her own, for the first time in years, Cohen went back to her journalism career appearing regularly on the morning talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee to discuss entertainment gossip and society news. Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. During this time Cohen dated former U. S. senator from New York state, Al D'Amato who once called a press conference to declare that he was in love with her. Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1 1937 is a former New York Politician. ^[4] Cohen and D'Amato were planning to be engaged, but D’Amato was still legally married at that time. ^[5] That relationship later ended.

Cohen was a regular on Live with Regis and Kelly and an active member of the Manhattan and Hamptons social scene until her death. Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Cohen died on June 15, 2007 from ovarian cancer^[6]

Ex-husband Ronald Perelman recently asked the University of Pennsylvania to rename the historic Logan Hall, which sits next to College Hall, as the Claudia Cohen Hall, much to the shock of Penn faculty, alumni, and students ^{[7] [8]}

References

External links

• New York Observer article about Claudia Cohen's funeral

Persondata
NAME	Cohen, Claudia Lynn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American gossip columnist, socialite and television reporter
DATE OF BIRTH	December 16, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Englewood, New Jersey, United States
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH	New York City, New York, United States

Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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