Sherry Coben is creator of the 1980s situation comedy '' Kate & Allie'' and the webseries ''Little Women, Big Cars.'' She was also a writer for the soap opera ''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in ...

''. Coben grew up in

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census. ...

, and attended

Cherry Hill High School West Cherry Hill High School West (also known as Cherry Hill West or CHW) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth grade through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as ...

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"''Kate/Allie'' Is Renewed, Creator Told"
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The Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Penns ...

'', April 28, 1984. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Although CBS won't announce its fall lineup until late next week, ''Kate & Allie'' creator Sherry Coben learned yesterday her New York-based sitcom has been picked up for 13 additional episodes. 'I'm thrilled,' said Coben, a Cherry Hill West High School graduate. 'I hope we can keep the quality up. I don't want anybody to be disappointed.'"

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* American women television producers American soap opera writers Living people American women television writers People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people) Women soap opera writers Screenwriters from New Jersey Cherry Hill High School West alumni Television producers from New Jersey 21st-century American women {{US-tv-writer-stub