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Whitfield Cook(1909-2003)

  • Writer
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Whitfield Cook was born on 9 April 1909 in Madison, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) and High Barbaree (1947). He died on 12 November 2003 in New London, Connecticut, USA.
BornApril 9, 1909
DiedNovember 12, 2003(94)
BornApril 9, 1909
DiedNovember 12, 2003(94)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1951
Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd, Michael Wilding, and Jane Wyman in Stage Fright (1950)
Stage Fright
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1950
June Allyson and Van Johnson in High Barbaree (1947)
High Barbaree
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1947
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
    Once You Meet a Stranger
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1996
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Rod Taylor in Hong Kong (1960)
    Hong Kong
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1959
  • Five Fingers (1959)
    Five Fingers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • adaptation by
    • 1958
  • Colgate Theatre (1958)
    Colgate Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1958
  • George Sanders, John Archer, and Mae Clarke in The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957)
    The George Sanders Mystery Theater
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • original story
    • 1957
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • writer
    • 1955–1957
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Front Row Center (1955)
    Front Row Center
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written for television by
    • adaptation
    • 1955–1956
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Leon Ames and Lurene Tuttle in Life with Father (1953)
    Life with Father
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 9, 1909
    • Madison, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 2003
    • New London, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • ?1954 - 1974 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Violet. Written by Whitfield Cook. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Directed by Whitfield Cook. Belasco Theatre 24 Oct 1944- 11 Nov 1944 (23 performances). Cast: Mason Adams (as "Walter Meeker"), Fay Baker (as "Crystal"), John Cherry (as "Clarence"), Helen Claire (as "Lily Foster"), Martin David (as "Arthur"), Russell Gaige (as "W.W. Upthegrove'), Patricia Hitchcock (as "Violet"), Len D. Hollister [credited as Len Hollister] (as "Elisha Bly") [final Broadway role], Leslie Litomy (as "Henry Watrous"), Fuzzy McQuade (as "Evelyn"), Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Elfie Tunison"), Billy Nevard (as "Bruce"), Carlo Robinson (as "Sidney Watrous"), Jimsey Somers (as "Susie"), Harvey Stephens (as "Pete Granden"), Paula Trueman (as "Esther"), Joan Vitez (as "Charlotte Watrous"). Produced by Albert Margolies.
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    Portrayed by Danny Huston in Hitchcock (2012).

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