1 9 7 8 . ▁Not ed ▁for ▁going ▁for ▁the ▁jug ular , ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁column ▁with ▁sav vy ▁and ▁a ▁sharp ▁edge , ▁C ohen ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁putting ▁Page ▁Six ▁on ▁the ▁map . ▁C ohen ▁left ▁the ▁Post ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁start ▁her ▁own ▁short - l ived ▁g oss ip ▁column , ▁I , ▁Claud ia ▁( a ▁play ▁on ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁title ▁I , ▁Claud ius ) ▁at ▁a ▁rival ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News . ▁While ▁that ▁column ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success , ▁it ▁did ▁maintain ▁C ohen ' s ▁profile . ▁C ohen ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁Live ▁with ▁Reg is ▁and ▁Kelly ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁Ham pt ons ▁social ▁scene . ▁ ▁Death ▁C ohen ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁C ohen ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁business man ▁Ron ald ▁Per el man . ▁The ▁two ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Sam anth a . ▁ ▁After ▁nine ▁years , ▁the ▁couple ▁divor ced , ▁and ▁C ohen ▁reported ly ▁received ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( e ight y ▁million ▁U . S . ▁dollars ). ▁ ▁C ohen ▁later ▁dated ▁former ▁U . S . ▁sen