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Donald Cook(1901-1961)

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Donald Cook
After socialite Lynn Llewwllen receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.
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The Casino Murder Case (1935)
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Donald Cook was born on 26 September 1901 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for The Public Enemy (1931), Show Boat (1936) and The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935). He was married to Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto. He died on 1 October 1961 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
BornSeptember 26, 1901
DiedOctober 1, 1961(60)
BornSeptember 26, 1901
DiedOctober 1, 1961(60)
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Known for

James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)
The Public Enemy
7.5
  • Mike Powers
  • 1931
Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, and Charles Winninger in Show Boat (1936)
Show Boat
7.4
  • Steve Baker
  • 1936
Donald Cook and Helen Twelvetrees in The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
6.2
  • Ellery Queen
  • 1935
Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)
Baby Face
7.5
  • Ned Stevens
  • 1933

Credits

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Actor

  • Too Young to Go Steady
    TV Series
    • Tom Blake
    • 1959
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cassidy
    • 1958
  • Wally Cox in Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Television Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953)
    The Philip Morris Playhouse
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1953–1954
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Bruce Wallace
    • Tad Bryson
    • Roger
    • 1952–1953
  • The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950)
    The Prudential Family Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Tony Kenyon
    • 1951
  • The Billy Rose Show (1950)
    The Billy Rose Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Our Very Own (1950)
    Our Very Own
    6.7
    • Fred Macaulay
    • 1950
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, Pinky Lee, and Collette Lyons in Blonde Ransom (1945)
    Blonde Ransom
    5.7
    • Duke Randall
    • 1945
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha O'Driscoll, and Peggy Ryan in Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
    Here Come the Co-eds
    6.6
    • Dean Larry Benson
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Susanna Foster, Maria Montez, and Jack Oakie in Bowery to Broadway (1944)
    Bowery to Broadway
    7.0
    • Dennis Dugan
    • 1944
  • Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
    Murder in the Blue Room
    5.8
    • Steve Randall
    • 1944
  • Donald Cook, Frances Dee, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Andrew Tombes in Patrick the Great (1944)
    Patrick the Great
    6.6
    • Pat Donahue, Sr.
    • 1944
  • Freedom Comes High (1943)
    Freedom Comes High
    6.2
    Short
    • The Captain
    • 1943

Soundtrack

  • The Leavenworth Case (1936)
    The Leavenworth Case
    6.3
    • Soundtrack ("Old Black Joe", uncredited)
    • 1936
  • John Barrymore and Helen Chandler in Long Lost Father (1934)
    Long Lost Father
    5.8
    • Soundtrack ("Rule Britannia" (1740), uncredited)
    • 1934

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Baby Face
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Baby Face

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donn Cook
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 26, 1901
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • October 1, 1961
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto1937 - October 1, 1961 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway [credited as Donn Cook early in his stage career] in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The play in which he starred that had the longest run, "The Moon Is Blue", was made into a film that caused a scandal in its time because it used the word "virgin" while showing a woman's bedroom. Cook played the same role that David Niven played in the 1953 film.

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