What is John Coates (producer)?
{{use dmy dates}} {{Infobox person | name = John Coates | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[England]], [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|9|16|1927|11|7|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kent]], U.K. | death_cause = Cancer | nationality = English | occupation = Movie producer | years_active = 1965 &ndash; 2004 | spouse = }} '''John Coates''' (7 November 1927 – 16 September 2012) was an [[England|English]] movie producer who is best known for producing the animated movie ''[[The Snowman (movie)|The Snowman]]''. Coates was born in 1927 in England. Coates died on 16 September 2012 in his home in [[Kent]], [[England]] from cancer, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowman producer John Coates dies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19634351|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2012-09-19|date=18 September 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0167641}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coates, John}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in England]] [[Category:English movie producers]]