Biography
Alistair Cooke (born Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 β 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States. Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke. Alistair Cooke: The biography by Nick Clarke (1999). ISBN 0-297-64378-9.
Filmography
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Movies 8
TV Shows 6
Narrator 1
Masterpiece (2017)
James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times (2014)
The Unseen Alistair Cooke (2008)
The Congress (1989)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
The Story of English (1986)
Unknown Chaplin (1983)
America: A Personal History of the United States (1972)
NET Journal (1966)
Blitz on Britain (1960)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Toby and the Tall Corn (1954)
Omnibus (1952)
All at Sea (1933)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-11-20
Deathday2004-03-30 (95 years old)
Birth NameAlfred Cooke
Birth PlaceSalford, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJane White Cooke (1946-01-01 - 2004-01-01)
ChildrenJohn Byrne Cooke
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Peabody Awards, Benjamin Franklin Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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