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John Byrne Cooke(1940-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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John Byrne Cooke was born on 5 October 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Outlaws and Lawmen (1996), America: A Personal History of the United States (1972) and American Masters (1985). He died on 3 September 2017 in Jackson, Wyoming, USA.
BornOctober 5, 1940
DiedSeptember 3, 2017(76)
BornOctober 5, 1940
DiedSeptember 3, 2017(76)
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Known for

Outlaws and Lawmen (1996)
Outlaws and Lawmen
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
  • 1996
Alistair Cooke in America: A Personal History of the United States (1972)
America: A Personal History of the United States
8.5
TV Series
  • Music Department(as John Cooke)
American Masters (1985)
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
6.5
Short
  • Cinematographer(as John Cooke)
  • 1968

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Comin' Home (1991)
    Comin' Home
    7.8
    Video
    • Cinematographer (as John Cooke)
    • 1991
  • Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
    6.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as John Cooke)
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • Janis Joplin in Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
    Janis: Little Girl Blue
    7.4
    • artistic consultant
    • 2015
  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • archive material
    • 2000

Writer

  • Outlaws and Lawmen (1996)
    Outlaws and Lawmen
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1996

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • John Cooke
  • Born
    • October 5, 1940
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 3, 2017
    • Jackson, Wyoming, USA(throat cancer)

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    Janis Joplin's road manager from December 1967 until her death.

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