repeal of a child labor law in Washington that prohibited performances by casts that included children. Coe was known as an enthusiastic advocate for new theatrical institutions in Washington, including Arena Stage and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 1980, the New Playwrights' Theater in Washington established an award in his name. Coe was an honorary member of the National Press Club. He died at his home in Washington, D.C. from lymphoma on November 12 1995, four days after his 81st birthday. References External links Photo of Richard Coe and close friend, colleague, and Washington, D.C. native, Miss Helen Hayes (Steve Moore) Richard L. Coe Theatre Programs Collection From the Rare Book and Special Collection Division at the Library of Congress American theater critics American film critics Writers from New York (state) 1914 births 1995 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II The Washington Post journalists The Washington Post people 20th-century American non-fiction writers