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George Whitfield Cook III (April 9, 1909 – November 12, 2003) was an American writer of screenplays, stage plays, short stories and novels, best known for his contributions to two Alfred Hitchcock films, Stage Fright and Strangers on a Train.
- George W. Cook IV
- Elizabeth Heiskell Cook
- Writer
- John N. Heiskell (father-in-law)
Whitfield Cook was born on 9 April 1909 in Madison, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) and High Barbaree (1947). He died on 12 November 2003 in New London, Connecticut, USA.
- Writer
- April 9, 1909
- Whitfield Cook
- November 12, 2003
Danny Huston as Whitfield Cook; Jessica Biel as Vera Miles; Michael Stuhlbarg as Lew Wasserman; James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins; Michael Wincott as Ed Gein; Kurtwood Smith as Geoffrey Shurlock; Richard Portnow as Barney Balaban; Ralph Macchio as Joseph Stefano; Wallace Langham as Saul Bass; Paul Schackman as Bernard Herrmann; Richard Chassler ...
- John J. McLaughlin
The story was adapted for the screen by Whitfield Cook and Alma Reville (the director's wife), with additional dialogue by James Bridie, based on the 1947 novel Man Running by Selwyn Jepson.
- $1.4 million
- Leighton Lucas
- Alfred Hitchcock
Mini Bio. Whitfield Cook was born on April 9, 1909 in Madison, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) and High Barbaree (1947). He died on November 12, 2003 in New London, Connecticut, USA.
- April 9, 1909
- November 12, 2003
The Hitchcocks and Whitfield Cook begin regular script conferences for Stage Fright. April. 28th - The Hitchcocks and Whitfield Cook depart from New York City to London aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth. During the voyage, Hitchcock comes down with a dose of flu and takes to bed. Cook completes a new draft of Stage Fright before they arrive at ...
Nov 12, 2003 · Whitfield Cook is an American writer of screenplays, stage plays, short stories and novels, best known for his contributions to two Alfred Hitchcock films, Stage Fright and Strangers on a Train. He is a charmer who wants to work with Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville such as editing his novel...
