Albert M. Cohn, 103

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Albert M. Cohn, a retired professor of drama and theater arts, died Nov. 16. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Henry and Emma (Pincus) Cohn, and brother of the late Milton Cohn. He was a good friend of Robert Paquette and Roland DiOrio of Warwick.

Cohn held a bachelor’s degree in education from Rhode Island College. After serving four years in the Army Air Force during World War II, he received a master’s degree in theater arts from Western Reserve University, which was partially earned at Cleveland Playhouse. He pursued postgraduate studies at Northwestern University.

Cohn taught for eight years at Emerson College and 23 years at the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to his college productions, he directed plays for several Rhode Island community theaters, including the Barker Playhouse and the Newport Players Guild.

During the 1960s he reviewed books for the Providence Journal wherein he dealt mostly with books about the stage and its performers. For many years he led a drama workshop at the Brown Community for Learning in Retirement.

Contributions in his memory may be made to American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad St, New York, N.Y. 10041.