Rhea Kohan
BornRhea Arnold
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
(m. 1962)
Children3, including David and Jenji Kohan

Rhea Kohan (née Arnold) is an American writer,[1] author of the novels Save Me a Seat (1979) and Hand-Me-Downs (1980).

Biography

Born Rhea Arnold, Kohan grew up in a traditional Jewish home[2] in Brooklyn, New York.[3][4] Her mother was a homemaker and her father was a school principal who moonlighted as head of the local yeshiva.[2] She studied chemistry in college.[2]

She is the wife of Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and composer, Buz Kohan, and mother of twins Jono and David, and Jenji Kohan.

Published works

  • Kohan, Rhea (1979). Save Me a Seat. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060124281.
  • Kohan, Rhea (1980). Hand-Me-Downs. Random House. ISBN 978-0394511610.

References

  1. Berrin, Danielle (May 8, 2011). "Rhea Kohan: The Hollywood Mother behind 'Weeds' and 'Will and Grace'". Jewish Journal (JewishJournal.com). TRIBE Media Corp. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Berrin, Danielle (May 3, 2011). "Rhea Kohan: No one spits in her kids' Kasha". Jewish Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. Aushenker, Michael (March 27, 2003). Queen of Laughter. Jewish Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. Aushenker, Michael (27 March 2003). "Queen of Laughter: Rhea Kohan reigns as mistress of ceremonies at Jewish functions in Los Angeles". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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