John Cohen was born on August 2, 1932 in Sunnyside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Retour à Cold Mountain (2003), Pericles in America (1988) and Mountain Music of Peru (1984). He was married to Penelope Seeger. He died on September 16, 2019 in Putnam Valley, New York.