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Aug 2, 2020 · This past May 18th marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death Elisha Cook, Jr. at the age of 91. In the two-and-a-half months, I’ve been revisiting some of Cook’s films. Here’s my 1995 obituary as a tribute of renewed admiration for his achievement. I n the opening scene of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby of 1968, an old ...
Elisha Cook Jr.. Actor: House on Haunted Hill. Although this pint-sized actor started out in films often in innocuous college-student roles in mid-30s rah-rahs, playing alongside the likes of a pretty Gloria Stuart or a young, pre-"Oz" Judy Garland, casting directors would soon enough discover his flair for portraying intense neurotics or spineless double-dealers.
Biography. Diminutive, wiry character player memorable for his numerous roles as cowardly villians and neurotics. Originally from vaudeville and the Broadway stage, Cook, who briefly entered films in 1929 before returning to the stage, made a strong impression with his definitive sniveling gunsel in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), and followed ...
May 18, 1995 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6622584. Source citation. Actor. For over fifty years, he had a prestigious career as a versatile character performer in films and television. At age 14 he began in vaudeville companies on Broadway and made his big screen debut in “Her Urban Child” (1930). Cast as villains and gangsters, his role as Wilmer in the ...
Elisha Cooke Jr. (December 20, 1678 – August 24, 1737) was a physician and politician from the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Elisha Cooke Sr. (1637–1715), a wealthy Massachusetts physician and politician who was elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1683. [1]
エリシャ・クック・Jr（Elisha Cook, Jr.、1903年 12月26日 - 1995年 5月18日）は、アメリカ合衆国の俳優。 エリシャ・クックとクレジットされることもある。 また、Elishaはエライシャと表記されることもある。 出演作品. エリオット・バーンズの帰還（1987年）
Elisha Cook Jr. Actor. Born December 26, 1903 in San Francisco, California, USA. Although this pint-sized actor started out in films often in innocuous college-student roles in mid-30s rah-rahs, playing alongside the likes of a pretty Gloria Stuart or a young, pre-"Oz" Judy Garland, casting directors would soon enough discover his flair for ...
