Alan "Buz" Kohan (born August 9, 1933) is an American television writer, producer and composer.
[1] Kohan was born to a Jewish family[2] in the Bronx, New York City,[3] the son of Charles (b.
[3] Kohan studied at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in 1955 and 1956, respectively.
He also co-wrote the Christmas classic "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" for David Bowie and Bing Crosby.
As Rhea Kohan, his wife has published the novels Save Me a Seat (Harper & Row, 1979) and Hand-Me-Downs (Random House, 1980).