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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.

David Steven Cohen, the Emmy-nominated writer and producer who helped turn Courage the Cowardly Dog into a beloved hit, has passed away. He was 58 years old.

Cohen's passing was announced by Cartoon Network in a post on Instagram. Including an image of Cohen, the caption noted, "The things we do for love. Thank you, David, for your work on the strangely beautiful world of Courage, lovingly adding to our childhood trauma while teaching poignant life lessons. How you've brought to life a scared but courageous little dog reminds us that we can do anything, even if we're afraid. Rest well."

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Cartoon Network also added a comment to the post that reads, "There's no such thing as perfect, you're beautiful as you are, Courage. With all of your imperfections, you can do anything you want to do!"

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