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Jan 8, 1990 · Mr. Cookson is survived by his wife; three sons: Gary, Tony and Peter Jr., all of New York; a daughter, Brooksie Jane Copland, also of New York, and five grandchildren.
Peter Cookson Jr. Jane Copland (née Cookson) Peter and Maureen separated in Spring 1947. They attempted a reconciliation in the Summer of 1947, renting a house in Denver. At that time, Cookson had an affair with actress Patricia Neal. His wife found out and left him.
In 1948, while starring in the Broadway production of The Heiress, an adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square, she met Peter Cookson. They married in 1949 and remained married until Cookson's death in 1990. Peter had two children from his previous marriage, Peter W. Cookson Jr. and Jane Coopland (née Cookson).
"Patterns" (1956), starring Van Heflin and written by Rod Serling, featured Straight as young engineer Heflin's worried wife. That same year, she also appeared in "The Silken Affair" (1956), a lackluster British comedy starring David Niven.
Jul 12, 2017 · Peter Cookson was a stage and film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his collaborations with his wife, Beatrice Straight the actress and member of the Whitney family. Cookson was born on May 8, 1913 on a houseboat on the Willamette River in Milwaukie, Oregon to Gerald Cookson, a career British Army officer, and Helen Willis, a nurse.
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Jan 12, 1990 · Jan. 12, 1990 12 AM PT. Peter Cookson, 76, an actor and writer best known in the theatrical world for his portrayal in 1947 of Morris Townsend, the fortune-seeking philanderer in “The Heiress.”...
Jan 17, 2023 · In 1948, while starring in the Broadway production of The Heiress, an adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square, she met Peter Cookson, who she was acting opposite. They married in 1949 and remained married until Cookson's death in 1990.
