Donald Cook (actor)

Donald Cook
Cook in a 1955 publicity photo
Born(1901-09-26)September 26, 1901
DiedOctober 1, 1961(1961-10-01) (aged 60)
Resting placeRiver View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oregon[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1926–1959
Spouses
Frances Beranger
(m. 1930⁠–⁠1931)
Princess Gioia Tasca di Cuto
(m. 1937)
RelativesRansom M. Cook (brother)[2]

Donald Cook (September 26, 1901 – October 1, 1961) was an American stage and film actor who had a prolific career in pre-Code Hollywood films and on Broadway. Cook is perhaps best known for his film roles in The Public Enemy (1931), Safe in Hell (1931), Baby Face (1933), and Viva Villa! (1934), as well as for his stage role as David Naughton in Claudia, which ran for a total of 722 performances on Broadway between 1941 and 1943.[3] He was the first actor to play Ellery Queen.

  1. ^ a b "Veteran actor dies". Reading Eagle. New Haven, Connecticut. October 2, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1934Reunion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Claudia". The Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 11, 2016.