Facts:   - yearsactive: 1953 to 1968    - death date: 16 november 1968      - birth date: 10 march 1921    - name: paul coates    - death place: west hollywood , california    - birth place: new york , new york    - occupation: television host and columnist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul coates .
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paul v. coates -lrb- march 10 , 1921 -- november 16 , 1968 -rrb- was an american print and television journalist .he was known for his popular daily newspaper column and as the host of the syndicated tabloid-style television series `` confidential file '' , developed by coates and irvin kershner -lrb- 1923 -- 2010 -rrb- .coates suffered a massive stroke in 1966 which left the right side of his body paralyzed and his speech severely impaired .initially given a 50 % chance of survival , coates made a recovery in less than a year , regaining his speech and returning to work in april , 1967 .