Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1908-11-20
Deathday: 2004-03-30 (95 years old)

Biography

Alistair Cooke (born Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 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.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-11-20

Deathday
2004-03-30 (95 years old)

Birth Name
Alfred Cooke

Birth Place
Salford, United Kingdom

Relationships
Jane White Cooke (1946 - 2004)

Children
John Byrne Cooke

Citizenships
United States of America, United Kingdom

Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Peabody Awards, Benjamin Franklin Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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