10 Tuesday Apr 2012
Posted in The Gravecast Film Series
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B-Movie Producer Herman Cohen, Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Grave Hunting, Herman Cohen, The Gravecast Show
Its been a while since I’ve produced any graveside themed films. So with that said I recently put the finishing touches on the film I produced related to the graveside of prolific B-Movie producer Herman Cohen. Cohen is buried in Clover Hill Park cemetery in Birmingham, Michigan.
06 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in General Articles
Hey what’s going on I wanted to bring you all up to speed on a few things. First and foremost being that today is Passover, & Sunday is Easter, I wanted to take a moment to wish all my Jewish readers a Happy Passover, and all my Christian readers a Happy Easter. Now that I’ve got that outta the way, I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve added two new books to the “Required Reading” page. The two new books I’ve added which just arrived today from Amazon.com are: “Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries & Their Residents” by Douglas Keister & “The Cemetery Book: Graveyards, Catacombs, And Other Travel Haunts Around The World” by Thomas Weil
Another thing I wanted to mention is the fact that I’m putting together the pieces for my next graveside film. This documentary style graveside sketch is on noted B-Movie producer, Herman Cohen. To make a long story short Cohen who is originally from Detroit, made a name for himself producing many B-Movie classics under the teen horror genre. At one time Cohen was also the owner of the renown Fox Theater located on Woodward Ave, in downtown Detroit. Cohen rests peacefully in Clover Hill Park cemetery, which is in the affluent Detroit suburb, Birmingham.
The current film project is bound to be one of the best I’ve produced. To make things even better, I’ve asked a friend from my Specs Howard days to create the sensational yet fitting intro sequence. I’m also utilizing the “Adobe Premiere Pro” film editing software utility to piece together the film segments I’ve shot. The film will be complimented by voice-over narration done by me, photos, & royalty-free music to capture the true ambiance of this masterfully designed stellar film. If your interested in checking out the intro sequence for the Herman Cohen graveside documentary narrative, to get a taste for what I have in-store for you. Feel free to watch the twenty-four second clip I’ve included below. And if you’d like to see some of the projects that Eric Ziehm (who created the intro sequence) has worked on. Feel free to check out EZ-Impressions
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in Gravecast Recaps
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Battles of Chief Pontiac, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Bill Davidson, Bride of the Gorilla, Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Columbia Pictures, congregation shaarey zedek, Detroit Pistons, fox theater, Herman Cohen, Kid Monk Baroni., Tampa Bay Lighting, William "Bill" Davidson
Today being that it was relatively nice outside for this time of year. The sun was out, the frigid cold temperature was at a tolerable level, and to top it off there was NO snow on the ground which is a shock to me. So in typical form what did I do? I hit the cemeteries of course! On the agenda for today was Clover Hill Park cemetery, which is at 2425 East Fourteen Mile Road Birmingham, MI. Clover Hill Park cemetery was founded in 1918 by Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and is one of the areas oldest Jewish burial grounds serving the Detroit metropolitan Jewish community for over three generations.
After arriving at the Clover Hill, I pulled out the map I downloaded off the Clover Hill Park Cemetery website. I then made my way through the cemetery, driving along while admiring the various forms of monuments and statuary in the cemetery. Arriving at my destination section 24 where noted & highly acclaimed 1950s era B-Movie producer & writer Herman Cohen rests in eternal harmony. After getting out of the car I walked around the section for a while before deciding to head to the cemetery office to get the exact location to where Cohen was buried. After getting the location from the office clerk, I promptly found Herman Cohen’s monument, and gravesite.
B-Movie Producer Herman Cohen's gravesite in Sec: 24 Lot: 484 of Clover Hill Park Cemetery
To give you a little biographical overview on who Herman Cohen was. Born on August 27, 1925 in Detroit. He began his lifelong career in the film industry working at the Dexter Theater in Detroit as an usher. He then got a job at the highly popular Fox Theater in Detroit. After getting out of the Marine Corps, he landed a job at Columbia Pictures as a sales manager. In the 1940s he moved to Los Angeles to work in the publicity department at Columbia. By the time the 1950s came around he started producing motion pictures. Some of the films he was involved with include Bride of the Gorilla, Battles of Chief Pontiac, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Kid Monk Baroni, just to name a few. To Cohen’s credit his filmography includes a respectable 35 films, to which he was involved as either producer or writer. Cohen resides in Sec: 24 Lot: 484. If your interested I invite you to check out the Herman Cohen Fan Page.
Graveside of William Davidson in Sec: 14 Lot: CM of Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Michigan
Next on the list of gravesites to pay my respects at was that of William “Bill” Davidson. Born on December 5th 1922, Davidson was an American businessman who was the chairman, and CEO of Guardian Industries. Guardian Industries is one of the worlds foremost producers of architectural and automotive glass. Davidson also owned the Detroit Pistons NBA team, and Tampa Bay Lighting NHL team. Davidson rests eternally in Sec: 14 Lot: CM of the cemetery.
Overall even though I just had two gravesites to find, I had a highly enjoyable time, doing what I love in the middle of Winter. Granted there was no snow on the ground. So I had to take advantage of the situation. And finally, I’m working on the post-production of episode 08 of The Gravecast Podcast where I interviewed my friend Lisa Burks. I’ve been working on the post-production editing little by little every day. This podcast episode will by far be the longest one I’ve produced.
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