Churchill Kohlman (January 28, 1906 – May 25, 1983) was an American songwriter who wrote Johnnie Ray's 1951 hit, "Cry" while working in a Pittsburgh dry cleaning factory as the night watchman.
tʃˈɜːtʃɪl kˈoʊlmən dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ hˌuː ɹˈoʊt dʒˈɑːni ɹˈeɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn hˈɪt, "kɹˈaɪ" wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪn ɐ pˈɪtsbɜːɡ dɹˈaɪ klˈiːnɪŋ fˈæktɚɹi æz ðə nˈaɪt wˈɑːtʃmən.