John Kohn (1925 – May 4, 2002) was an American writer and producer who also served as head of production for EMI (1979–1983).
[1] Kohn was born to a Jewish family, the son of a New York rabbi.
[1] During World War II, he flew 36 missions as a tail gunner in the United States Army Air Forces.
In 1953, he married Barbara Jaffe, the daughter of agent-producer Sam Jaffe; they had two children, director Peter Kohn (who is divorced from actress Amanda Pays) and Susan Kohn Levine.
[2] He died on March 4, 2002, of cancer at his home in Sherman Oaks, California.