David Steven Cohen, Head Writer on ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog,’ Dies at 66

variety.com:

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor David Steven Cohen, an Emmy-winning writer and composer who served as head writer on “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” died March 15 of cancer in Brooklyn, N.Y.

He was 66. Born in Brooklyn, Cohen started out working with Steve Martin on a comedy-anthology series for CBS. He then became a writer for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and “ALF,” co-creating and executive producing NBC’s animated “ALFTales.” On the teen comedy “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” Cohen served as co-executive producer and head writer, and also served as co-executive producer on Fox’s “Living Single.” He co-wrote the animated feature “Balto” for exec producer Steven Spielberg.

Cohen received two Emmy nominations and a Writers Guild Award for Nickelodeon’s “The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss,” and worked with Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert as consulting producer of Comedy Central’s “Strangers With Candy.” Cartoon Network’s “Courage the Cowardly Dog” premiered in 1999 and ran for four seasons.

Cartoon Network remembered Cohen on Instagram, writing “Thank you, David, for your work on the strangely beautiful world of Courage, lovingly adding to our childhood trauma while teaching poignant life lessons.